Hi Folks,
First let me say hello! My name is "Rich" and I am new to the HT Guide site. I'm 60 years old, and from 1980 to 1990 I was an avid audiophile that could never afford the equipment I wanted but managed to afford a complete "2nd or 3rd class" setup of components that certainly was a cut above the 'everyday' stuff. Back then, (and even now), if I had the money it would be Mcintosh amps & pre-amps, Klipsch speakers, Thorens tables, Fostex or Teac decks, etc. etc.
Long story short, I got out of the audio-intense hobby, (sold all my components many years ago for peanuts), and in the last 25 years, I've forgotten almost everything about high-end stereo equipment that I had ever learned! I'll try not to bore you all with too many details but if you want some that I don't mention, by all means, ask and I'll fill you in.
About a month ago, I decided to buy a good used, Akai Reel to Reel so I could play my mastered tapes and transfer some of them to CD, (uncompressed). The deck isn't as good as the one I had but the idea was to spend as little as possible and rebuild or repair anything that needed it. I just bought two used, integrated amps, one Sony TA-AV431 and one Yamaha A-700. In the process, I found myself wanting to get a sub-woofer and that's where the question lies, (for now, anyway).
I'm looking at a used ONKYO SKW-380 Subwoofer which I believe is "passive". I'm also looking at a Polk audio sub-woofer RM6750, (http://www.ebay.com/itm/POLK-AUDIO-S...3D141843020030).
I never had a separate sub-woofer in my system back in those 10 years and so I never had to think about how I would hook one up if I had an amp that didn't specify a connection for a sub-woofer.
OK, so the question is/are: If I bought a passive SW like that Onkyo, how would I hook it up to an amp that doesn't have a specific SW input? It only has a standard, single left and right speaker connection. Am I supposed to 'splice it into the L?R speaker output connections on the amp? (BTW; I can't find any info about that Onkyo SKW-380 anywhere)
The other question: If I had the Polk Audio SW, it seems obvious how I would hook that up but I'm not so sure why they would have Left & Right RCA "Line In" jacks. The main speakers go to the L/R Outputs, and the Amp speaker connections go to the L/R Inputs. You plug the SW into the unswitched 110V Power on the amp, at least, that's my first guess, anyway. So what to do with the L/R "line in" RCA jacks?
Anyway, thanks ahead of time for anyone who can shed a little light on that for me. Of course, there's a lot more going on than what I've written but these two questions are the ones I'm working on at this point. I'm sure I'll be spending a good amount of time here, relearning as much as I have time for. The various topics I've quickly reviewed are good ones and I'll be reading them ASAP.
Rich
PS Mr. Administrator; I could make up my mind where I should have posted this question so please feel free to move it if there was a better place. thanks.
First let me say hello! My name is "Rich" and I am new to the HT Guide site. I'm 60 years old, and from 1980 to 1990 I was an avid audiophile that could never afford the equipment I wanted but managed to afford a complete "2nd or 3rd class" setup of components that certainly was a cut above the 'everyday' stuff. Back then, (and even now), if I had the money it would be Mcintosh amps & pre-amps, Klipsch speakers, Thorens tables, Fostex or Teac decks, etc. etc.
Long story short, I got out of the audio-intense hobby, (sold all my components many years ago for peanuts), and in the last 25 years, I've forgotten almost everything about high-end stereo equipment that I had ever learned! I'll try not to bore you all with too many details but if you want some that I don't mention, by all means, ask and I'll fill you in.
About a month ago, I decided to buy a good used, Akai Reel to Reel so I could play my mastered tapes and transfer some of them to CD, (uncompressed). The deck isn't as good as the one I had but the idea was to spend as little as possible and rebuild or repair anything that needed it. I just bought two used, integrated amps, one Sony TA-AV431 and one Yamaha A-700. In the process, I found myself wanting to get a sub-woofer and that's where the question lies, (for now, anyway).
I'm looking at a used ONKYO SKW-380 Subwoofer which I believe is "passive". I'm also looking at a Polk audio sub-woofer RM6750, (http://www.ebay.com/itm/POLK-AUDIO-S...3D141843020030).
I never had a separate sub-woofer in my system back in those 10 years and so I never had to think about how I would hook one up if I had an amp that didn't specify a connection for a sub-woofer.
OK, so the question is/are: If I bought a passive SW like that Onkyo, how would I hook it up to an amp that doesn't have a specific SW input? It only has a standard, single left and right speaker connection. Am I supposed to 'splice it into the L?R speaker output connections on the amp? (BTW; I can't find any info about that Onkyo SKW-380 anywhere)
The other question: If I had the Polk Audio SW, it seems obvious how I would hook that up but I'm not so sure why they would have Left & Right RCA "Line In" jacks. The main speakers go to the L/R Outputs, and the Amp speaker connections go to the L/R Inputs. You plug the SW into the unswitched 110V Power on the amp, at least, that's my first guess, anyway. So what to do with the L/R "line in" RCA jacks?
Anyway, thanks ahead of time for anyone who can shed a little light on that for me. Of course, there's a lot more going on than what I've written but these two questions are the ones I'm working on at this point. I'm sure I'll be spending a good amount of time here, relearning as much as I have time for. The various topics I've quickly reviewed are good ones and I'll be reading them ASAP.
Rich
PS Mr. Administrator; I could make up my mind where I should have posted this question so please feel free to move it if there was a better place. thanks.
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