How Do You Hook Up Subwoofers To An Amp?
The subwoofer is an excellent add-on component to any stereo system. It provides the deep bass that most speakers lack and enhances both music and movie soundtracks. Whether you have a powered or passive sub, you’ll need to get it connected to your amplifier for it to work. If your amplifier has a “Sub Out” jack, connect a subwoofer cable from the “Sub Out” jack to the RCA input jack on the subwoofer. This is a line level connection, which means it is not amplified. This connection is useful for powered subwoofers only. Connect using speaker wire. If you have a passive sub or your amplifier lacks a “Sub Out” jack, you can connect the amplifier and subwoofer like you’d connect two speakers. Use the Main (Left and Right) speaker output terminals on the amplifier and connect to the subwoofer’s speaker inputs. Be sure that the polarities of each individual wire strand are the same. Wire the speakers. If you used the method in step two, wire the left and right speakers using the left and ri
