newbie RM6000 wiring

tawow

Hello I'am newbie and I'm sorry for my bad english. I'wont connect hi-power out of my Amplifier Pioneer VSX-D510 directly un subwoofer terminals. I wish use preout RCA and filter managment (cross freq., level of output, special filter...)of my Amplifier. The crossover integrated on my RM6000 is a passive filter, right? It's work only if I use hi-power input but if I use low levev pre input doesn't have any effect... or low pass will be still active in this configuration?

McLoki

If I understand your question correctly, you have 2 options.

1) (this is the one you stated you don't want to do) - run your speaker wires to all your speakers exept the front.
For the front speakers, run the speaker wire to the sub input and then from the sub outputs to the front speakers.
Set the crossover and volume at the sub, in the AVR set front speakers to large and all other speakers to small, sub should be set to none.

2) Run your speaker wires to all your speakers including the front.
Run an RCA cable from your AVR to the sub input (or lfe input) on your sub. (turn your sub crossover all the way up)
In the AVR set all speakers to small, sub to ON and set the crossover at 150hz (try up and down from this setting as well - if you do not have a variable crossover, option 1 is your best bet)

Good luck and if you need any addition info (or I answered the wrong question) just ask.

Welcome to club polk,

Michael

tawow

Thank for your reply...
I want use 2nd way you are explained.
I drive all speakers (front, center and rear) by amplifier and I connect sub of my RM6000 by RCA cable. Setting in the AVR are already: all speakers to small, sub to ON and the crossover at 150hz.
My question is: the filter of my sub (actually rotated at maximum 160Hz) is still active? If I set my AVR at 200Hz, for example, I create an holein response of subwoofer from 160 and 200Hz or in this configuration internal filter of sub is totally bypassed?
Thank you again

McLoki

Originally posted by tawow
Thank for your reply...
I want use 2nd way you are explained.
I drive all speakers (front, center and rear) by amplifier and I connect sub of my RM6000 by RCA cable. Setting in the AVR are already: all speakers to small, sub to ON and the crossover at 150hz.
My question is: the filter of my sub (actually rotated at maximum 160Hz) is still active? If I set my AVR at 200Hz, for example, I create an holein response of subwoofer from 160 and 200Hz or in this configuration internal filter of sub is totally bypassed?
Thank you again

If you have an LFE input on your sub it should bypass the internal crossover built into your sub. (making the setting of the crossover unimportant) If you do not, you should set the crossover of the sub as high as possible to minimize the chance of having 2 crossovers impacting your bass signal to the sub. (one in the sub, the other in the AVR)

To directly answer your question, if your sub has an LFE input (single input) then you will be fine. If it does not (just a low level left and right input) there is a good chance that it would create a "hole".

Play with it and see what happens.

Michael