Velodyne DPS-12

2michaud
2michaud Posts: 132
edited September 2007 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
Hey,

I own a Velodyne DPS-12 subwoofer, and I have been hearing about people hooking them up using a y interconnect cable. There are two rca inputs on the back labelled l and r /lfe, should I use a y cable to connect my amp to both inputs on the back of this subwoofer? It just seems odd to me that it would have a l and r input on it.

Thanks
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited September 2007
    normal, older subs/ pre ht only had L/R and/or speaker level inputs. for these, I use a 2 male rca to 1 female Y cable then run a male to male to the Y cable and to the AVR sub out.
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  • 2michaud
    2michaud Posts: 132
    edited September 2007
    well, that makes sense...except this isn't an old subwoofer. 6 months maybe. one of them (can't remember exactly which) has lfe written beside the letter. Does it offer any gain at all to plug in a y cable? Would it hurt anything at all?
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited September 2007
    The L input is the LFE input in that model.
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  • 2michaud
    2michaud Posts: 132
    edited September 2007
    Ok, so as of now I have a male to male rca cable going out of the lfe. Any benefits to putting in a y cable to both of those inputs and then my rca cable?
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    HT: Polk Audio RTi8 x2, Polk Audio CSi5, Polk Audio FXi3 x2, Velodyne DPS-12, Harman/Kardon AVR 247, Samsung 245BW Moniter/TV, Yamaha S1700 DVD/SACD, BJC Optical Cable, 12 guage speaker cable, Monster Standard Subwoofer Cable, Monster Lightspeed 1000 Optical Cable, Z-Line component rack, APC SurgeArrest 11-outlet.

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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited September 2007
    no, enjoy the sub
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