Subwoofer cable question


I want to run a Rel sub from my integrated amps "pre out" and the sub has only 1 "low level" and  the "lfe" input. Do I need an adapter from stereo to mono or do the low level and lfe inputs on the sub act together as left and right input?

emiliop

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@emiliop

Then normal speaker cables go from high level out on sub to main speakers?

No. You leave the main speakers connected to the amp and piggy back the subwoofer cables from the same connections There should be a red, yellow, black wires. Red to one channel + Yellow to the other channel +. Then black to either ground. There is a Neutrik end which attacvhes to the subs high level

 

 

Guys. The question was how to cooect a Rel sub. It doesn’t deserve a treatise on the inner working of the bass signal. It’s not necessarily wrong. But the op has noted, it is confusing.

On a positive note, it wasn't snarky or mean spirited. So thanks

Good choice  @emiliop  You'll wonder why you waited so long after getting it set up.

Also, if you haven't seen this  thread, maybe you should. might give you some tips

 

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/finally-learned-subs-serve-much-larger-role-than-adding-more-low-bass

@jjss49 

Thanks. But Don't be too hard on us geezers. But FWIW, by the time you get to be a geezer, self esteem is usually way down the list of priorities. AAMOF, some shed the need completely after a lifetime of assault on our self esteem.