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ajaslan
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_ 		18. December 2008 @ 13:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi,
I recently purchased a new receiver, speakers, and got a hand me down subwoofer from a friend that I cannot figure out how to connect.

My receiver is fairly new. It is a DENON AVR 788. It has a Pre-Out Subwoofer plug.

The speaker is a Polk Audio Surround Bar that is a single bar that I have connected to the receiver.

My subwoofer is a friend's old one. It is a KLH Audio Systems Bassbite II. I do not know where to plug in the cable from the receiver. It has the following plugs:

- Red and White Left and Right "Low Level Input"
- Traditional speaker wire inputs. There is right and left that says "From Amplifier" and another Right and Left that says "to the speakers"
- There is no single RCA jack like the RCA jack for the Subwoofer Out on the receiver.

Does anyone know how I connect these all together?

Thank you.
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bryston
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_ 		18. December 2008 @ 14:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi, you need to get a "Y" converter and take the sub out from the receiver and "double" the output into 2.

Then take the 2 RCA ends (of the "Y") and plug them into the low level imputs of the subwoofer. Thats it !


Merry Christmas !


Jo
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ajaslan
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_ 		18. December 2008 @ 15:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Jo,

Thanks so much for your response. Just to confirm, I think you said that I need to get something like the following. One splitter is "mono" and the other is "stereo" -- which one do I need?

http://www.cablesforless.com/p-131-stere...-rca-plugs.aspx

http://www.cablesforless.com/p-129-mono-...-rca-plugs.aspx

Also on top of this, do I need to buy a RCA subwoofer cable, or can I just use one of the cables in the usual red, white, yellow RCA combo?

Thanks again!
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JVC
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_ 		18. December 2008 @ 16:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Mono........
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bryston
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_ 		20. December 2008 @ 03:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ajaslan, as JVC stated, you will need the mono style.


And you are welcome !


Jo
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varnull
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_ 		21. December 2008 @ 00:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
To quote "Beau Peep"
angry.."You plug the stupid thing in.. then you turn the stupid thing on"

laughing.."you can't do it can you"

angry.. "that's not the *&^%$%%^%^ point!!"
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