yippee! i am about to buy my very first home theatre set-up and very first subwoofer -- the paradigm PW-2100. the sub only has line level input -- no speaker level inputs -- and a line level impedance of 15K.
my receiver is the rotel vsx-1055, which has pre-outs for sub 1 and sub 2 in RCA format.
question 1: my installer already put 14/4 speaker wire in the wall. he intends to put an RCA jack on the receptacles on both ends of the speaker wire (which runs about 25 feet). he will then run RCA cable or "special" subwoofer cable from one receptacle to the receiver (about 3 feet) and from the other receptace to the sub (about 6 feet).
can you use speaker wire to transmit the (unpowered) signal from the receiver's pre-out? if not, do i use a long run of rca cable instead?
question 2: what to make of the various price points and supposed benefits of specialized subwoofer cable? monster cable 1000sw-12 lists for $150; msb850sw-12 for $100; and msb550sw-12 for $60. (they are all 12 feet long).
many thanks in advance.
palmetto
my receiver is the rotel vsx-1055, which has pre-outs for sub 1 and sub 2 in RCA format.
question 1: my installer already put 14/4 speaker wire in the wall. he intends to put an RCA jack on the receptacles on both ends of the speaker wire (which runs about 25 feet). he will then run RCA cable or "special" subwoofer cable from one receptacle to the receiver (about 3 feet) and from the other receptace to the sub (about 6 feet).
can you use speaker wire to transmit the (unpowered) signal from the receiver's pre-out? if not, do i use a long run of rca cable instead?
question 2: what to make of the various price points and supposed benefits of specialized subwoofer cable? monster cable 1000sw-12 lists for $150; msb850sw-12 for $100; and msb550sw-12 for $60. (they are all 12 feet long).
many thanks in advance.
palmetto
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