sub with 1052

[kurtholz]

hey all

Friend of mine just bought a Rotel rx 1052 for 2 channel. they are using a pair of B && W 705's. they bought a sunfire sub to augment low bass, i was going to hook it up, but there is no sub input on this model, i suppose i just use speaker cable and hook it up to the second set of speaker inputs?

any help before i blow there house up much appreciated

:-)

Kurt

[Kevin D]

To get the best overall response, run the speaker outputs to the sub and then to the 805's. This will use the crossover on the sub,so no double bass. If this isn't easy or the Sunfire doesn't have speaker outs, running it to the same or the other speaker output is fine. It's not going to draw any watts, just tap the signal.

Kevin D.

[kurtholz]

Hi Kevin

OK, thanks so much, i was thinking it would be nice to bi-amp/wire the 705's with the 2 output's for the speakers and piggy back the sub to that

what do you think of that?

thanks

Kurt

[Kevin D]

It will just be bi-wiring it since it's the same amplifier outputs. If you wanted to bi-wire and still utilize the crossover, run one set directly to the top terminals on the speaker. Take the second set and run it to the speaker in on the sub and then from the speaker out to the lower terminals on the speaker.

Like I said, using the sub's crossover will create a better blend from sub to speaker. It isn't required however, you can certainly hook it up in parallel with the speakers and see how it sounds first.

Kevin D.