Adding a sub to vintage gear.
zombiemusic
Posts: 65
So after owning a some polks and being rather addicted to the system showcase (which I will be adding to shortly) and the forums, I finally have a question that I need you experience.
I finally found a place to get my father's Harman/Kardon citation 16 amp fixed. I will be using a Phase Linear 4000 as the preamp.
My question is this. I only have Monitor 50's right now, I am pretty sure that they will not deliver the low end like I would like, and I don't want to overwork them to go a little deeper. So I want to continue to use my KLH Tremor Series Sub. The problem I have is that the Phase Linear 4000 does not have a sub out, and I do not want to run speaker wire from the amp to the sub then to the speakers. The Phase Linear has the ability to control two separate amps for four speakers. I am thinking of using the second pre-out to go to the sub. I am also thinking of two sub-cords for the left and right channels. Do any of you know if this is going to be safe, or am I am going to blow somthing up?
This set up will only be for a year or two untill I save up again for Rti A's, some Paradigm's, or a new set of Bose 901's. I know some of you don't like Bose, but that is what the gear originaly pushed, and they got me started my obsesion with hi-fi two channel gear and aided in my music addiction. but at that point all of my Monitor's and the sub will go to home theatre.
I thank you for all of the input, and the great community of music lovers that you create.
I finally found a place to get my father's Harman/Kardon citation 16 amp fixed. I will be using a Phase Linear 4000 as the preamp.
My question is this. I only have Monitor 50's right now, I am pretty sure that they will not deliver the low end like I would like, and I don't want to overwork them to go a little deeper. So I want to continue to use my KLH Tremor Series Sub. The problem I have is that the Phase Linear 4000 does not have a sub out, and I do not want to run speaker wire from the amp to the sub then to the speakers. The Phase Linear has the ability to control two separate amps for four speakers. I am thinking of using the second pre-out to go to the sub. I am also thinking of two sub-cords for the left and right channels. Do any of you know if this is going to be safe, or am I am going to blow somthing up?
This set up will only be for a year or two untill I save up again for Rti A's, some Paradigm's, or a new set of Bose 901's. I know some of you don't like Bose, but that is what the gear originaly pushed, and they got me started my obsesion with hi-fi two channel gear and aided in my music addiction. but at that point all of my Monitor's and the sub will go to home theatre.
I thank you for all of the input, and the great community of music lovers that you create.
My Gear
Phase Linear 4000 preamp
Cambridge Audio Azur 640c v.2 CD player
Dual 1219 Turntable
Two Harman Kardon Citation 16 amps
Monitor 50 speakers Bi-amped...
(dieing to upgrade to rti A9)
KLH Tremor Series sub (10 inch 125 watts)
Phase Linear 4000 preamp
Cambridge Audio Azur 640c v.2 CD player
Dual 1219 Turntable
Two Harman Kardon Citation 16 amps
Monitor 50 speakers Bi-amped...
(dieing to upgrade to rti A9)
KLH Tremor Series sub (10 inch 125 watts)
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You can either use the second set of speaker level outputs, or just parallel the signal to feed the sub off the back of the amp- or from the back of the speakers themselves.-Eric
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Thank you. After getting the Amp fixed I did not want to have to get the Pre-amp fixed! =-)My Gear
Phase Linear 4000 preamp
Cambridge Audio Azur 640c v.2 CD player
Dual 1219 Turntable
Two Harman Kardon Citation 16 amps
Monitor 50 speakers Bi-amped...
(dieing to upgrade to rti A9)
KLH Tremor Series sub (10 inch 125 watts) -
You can either use the second set of speaker level outputs, or just parallel the signal to feed the sub off the back of the amp- or from the back of the speakers themselves.
I have the same wiring in my 2-ch system: Carver-C1 preamp has 2 sets of outputs - 1 going to Maggies (mains), 1 going to Velo ULD-15 (sub).Panasonic PT-AE4000U projector for movies
Carada 106" Precision Series (Classic Cinema White)
Denon AVR-X3600H pre/pro
Outlaw 770 7-channel amplifier
B&W CDM1-SE fronts
B&W CDM-CNT center
B&W CDM1 rears on MoPADs
JBL SP8CII in-ceiling height speakers
Samsung DTB-H260F OTA HDTV tuner
DUAL NHT SubTwo subwoofers
Oppo BDP-93 Blu-Ray player
Belkin PF60 Power Center
Harmony 1100 RF remote with RF extender
Sony XBR-X950G 55" 4K HDR Smart TV + PS3 in the living room -
ViperZ, question for you. Just out of couriosity, how did you set the subwoofer settings since you are not using a sub out?My Gear
Phase Linear 4000 preamp
Cambridge Audio Azur 640c v.2 CD player
Dual 1219 Turntable
Two Harman Kardon Citation 16 amps
Monitor 50 speakers Bi-amped...
(dieing to upgrade to rti A9)
KLH Tremor Series sub (10 inch 125 watts)
