what are my options?

m-kan

Hello all,
I am faced with a dilemma, I have a sufficient setup (for a small bedroom) as is: an older 100 watt kenwood receiver (with no sub output), and a pair of RTi38's. The problem is, I would really like more bass (i.e. a sub), but financial issues do not permit me to drop a couple hundred on a new receiver in addition to the cost of the sub. The question is: Do I have any practical options while avoiding the purchase of a new receiver and a sub?
Thanks for any help

gatemplin

Welcome to club polk

You can get a subwoofer with speaker line inputs. This way you can keep the Kenwood for now. Set the speakers to large, sub to "no". Did you have a specific sub in mind?

m-kan

Thanks for the welcome

I didn't have a specific sub in mind, something kind of light (in the 150-200 range). I don't have the speaker and sub settings on the receiver (no small/large option) so that is N/A. If I were to get a sub with speaker line in's, would I just run wires from my B speaker outputs on the amp?
Thanks again,
Mark

rs159

Hey, this is how you would hook it up.



That's assuming the sub you buy has all the adequate connections. Some don't have speaker wire outs.

In this configuration, the amplifier on the subwoofer routes bass information to the subwoofer exclusively, and eliminates deep signals from your bookshelves.

This is good, since they can't really keep up with the truly deep bass and perform better when lightened of that burdon.

John K.

Mark, a couple of subs in the $150 range you should consider are the Parts Express sub(about $125 plus shipping)and the Velodyne VX-10(about $148 including shipping at 6th Avenue). You'd run regular speaker wire to the speaker level input terminals on the sub. Note that not all subs have a high pass filter to the mains on their speaker-level outputs; some pass through a full-range signal to the mains. The mains can be connected directly to the amp instead of through the outputs on the sub.

m-kan

thanks a bunch for the help guys
-mark