few questions about sub woofer cable

mr2sw21
mr2sw21 Posts: 115
edited October 2009 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
I just bought a set of sub woofer cable but it not as good as my set up before (with speakers wire with front left and right in then left right out to the front speakers) the set up before front Large set up the sub woofer I can feel it has deeper and louder feeling. Now I just connect the sub woofer cable and set all the speakers to small with 100 cross. now the sub all of a sudden feels nothing almost.

Did I set something wrong?

By the way what is the Y cable for? should I use it as well? Or I don't need it? If I don't need that that when will one use it?

Thanks,
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  • kolyan2k
    kolyan2k Posts: 259
    edited October 2009
    Y cable is for 2 subs. Try setting Xover to 120 maybe, increase sub volume......

    I suppose that before your AVR had nothing to do with bass management and now in LFE it does.

    ps. make sure LFE is ON
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited October 2009
    Subscribed.

    I have this problem with my AVR as well.

    OP, what AVR do you have?
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  • mr2sw21
    mr2sw21 Posts: 115
    edited October 2009
    yamaha Z7
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  • mr2sw21
    mr2sw21 Posts: 115
    edited October 2009
    kolyan2k wrote: »
    Y cable is for 2 subs. Try setting Xover to 120 maybe, increase sub volume......

    I suppose that before your AVR had nothing to do with bass management and now in LFE it does.

    ps. make sure LFE is ON

    I have actually just set it up with the Mic. again. I am not 100% sure if I have turn the LFE on or not good point. Thanks,

    P.S. does that matter (at the sub) the crossover tune to (120-60) or after I plug with sub cable that doesn't function any more?
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  • kcoc321
    kcoc321 Posts: 1,788
    edited October 2009
    from what I have read, IF you are using the crossover in the AVR, then you want to set the crossover on the sub to "full blast" whatever that relates to on your sub.

    The AVR is already directing the the freq's where they need to go.

    I know once I did this I noticed a big difference (had the sub set at 100hz before)

    Also, a "y" can also be used to feed signal to both channels on the sub. Depending on which sub you have, it might make a difference.
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  • kolyan2k
    kolyan2k Posts: 259
    edited October 2009
    mr2sw21 wrote: »
    I have actually just set it up with the Mic. again. I am not 100% sure if I have turn the LFE on or not good point. Thanks,

    P.S. does that matter (at the sub) the crossover tune to (120-60) or after I plug with sub cable that doesn't function any more?

    Use mic to fine tune the equalizers (you've done that), but the rest of the settings do manually. All speakers to SMALL and LFE/BASS OUT to SUB, LFE to ON. Also check sub volume level in AVR

    In my case sub xovers are disabled in LFE setup.
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