Mixing subwoofer cables?
starkiller
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i need to know if mixing brands on a pair of sub cables is ok or not. got screwed from a guy on A-gon and instead of a pair of tara labs prism 500's i got one and a y-adapter, plus, the item was long ago discontinued. so would like to cut my losses and use the one good cable with another brand.
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If you're only running one subwoofer (depending on what model it is) you might not even need the y-adapter+2nd cable.
Read the instruction manual on your sub thoroughly and you might see that just 1 cable (most likely in the RCA LEFT-input) will do the trick. This might however bypass your internal x-over and you'll be left to use your AVR's x-over settings. Try it out - FreddyTruck setup
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there's the rub...i dont want to bypass the internla x-over...Computer room Hegeman 1 SpeakersM&K VX-80 subKenwood DP-7010Cambridge Audio CXC Transport Rega DACPrimaLuna Prologue Four AmpAric Audio Tube PreampGarage Jennings Research SquareCustom tube preampCrown XLS-1000Denon DCD-1500II Modded MSB Link DAC
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I have run two different manufacture cables to and from my sub's x-over and it worked fine. I would not use the y cable. Just get another good cable to run to your amp.Sunfire TGP, Sunfire Cinema Grand, Sunfire 300~2 (2), Sunfire True Sub (2),Carver ALS Platinum, Carver AL III, TFM-55, C-19, C-9, TX-8, SDA-490t, SDA-390t
