Tom Lavier
29-01-2005, 04:47 PM
Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it.
"Severian" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> If the powered sub has speaker level inputs, which I assume it does and
> that
> you are using them, it won't. It's designed to work that way, it uses a
> couple of high wattage resistors to dump the power into, in a voltage
> divider.
>
> If it was going to damage it it would sound horribly distorted.
>
> "Tom Lavier" <tlavierNO@SPAMsympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:BFlDd.29122$7n1.1069197@news20.bellglobal.com ...
>> Hi guys, I have an RCA RT2500 receiver that was originally part of a 700
>> watt home theatre system in a box. It came with a 200 watt passive
>> subwoofer. I got a new active subwoofer for Christmas and hooked it up
>> to
>> the same speaker wire that was going to the old passive sub instead of
>> the
>> rca connector that says sub because I already had the wiring run.
>>
>> My question is, am I doing any potential harm to the subwoofer having it
>> hooked up in this manner? My worry is that the receiver is amplifying
>> the
>> LFE thinking it's going to the same passive sub when it's going to the
>> new
>> 150watt powered sub.
>>
>> Does anyone see anything wrong with this? It sounds great but I am
> worried
>> that it's hooked up incorrectly.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>
>
"Severian" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> If the powered sub has speaker level inputs, which I assume it does and
> that
> you are using them, it won't. It's designed to work that way, it uses a
> couple of high wattage resistors to dump the power into, in a voltage
> divider.
>
> If it was going to damage it it would sound horribly distorted.
>
> "Tom Lavier" <tlavierNO@SPAMsympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:BFlDd.29122$7n1.1069197@news20.bellglobal.com ...
>> Hi guys, I have an RCA RT2500 receiver that was originally part of a 700
>> watt home theatre system in a box. It came with a 200 watt passive
>> subwoofer. I got a new active subwoofer for Christmas and hooked it up
>> to
>> the same speaker wire that was going to the old passive sub instead of
>> the
>> rca connector that says sub because I already had the wiring run.
>>
>> My question is, am I doing any potential harm to the subwoofer having it
>> hooked up in this manner? My worry is that the receiver is amplifying
>> the
>> LFE thinking it's going to the same passive sub when it's going to the
>> new
>> 150watt powered sub.
>>
>> Does anyone see anything wrong with this? It sounds great but I am
> worried
>> that it's hooked up incorrectly.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>
>