2 subs?

rcrook317
rcrook317 Posts: 280
edited February 2010 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
got a hypothetical question....my hk 354 has only 1 sub out.if you plan to put two matching subs on either side of the room is there any way to run two separate subs thru 1 avr and a amp?





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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    Y-cable.

    1 female to 2 males.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited January 2010
    I will say its a lot of hands and knees work to get 2 subs to sound good...damn i think ive seen every square inch of my carpet :)
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    edited January 2010
    concealer404 wrote: »
    Y-cable.

    1 female to 2 males.

    Isn't that Y cable 1 male to 2 females?
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • hikarate
    hikarate Posts: 4
    edited January 2010
    I have a question on this. My sub has speaker binding posts for Left and Right speakers to pass through it. The manual says this is for cases where the receiver doesn't have RCA sub out. Concerning purchasing another sub:

    1. Is it possible to run the Left channel through Sub1 and Right Channel through Sub2 and set the Fronts to Large? Basically making each Sub and Bookshelf work as a Tower.

    2. Would there be any benefit to doing this over using the RCA Splitter?

    I assume the crossover setting on the sub will split the signal between the sub and bookshelf. Also assuming the receiver will send all the bass info to the Front speakers set to Large since the Sub out is not being used and all other speakers are set to small. So I got a lot of assumptions going on, and that usually not good. Thanks for any replies, this is just something I was curious about.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    edited January 2010
    1. Yes that is very possible.

    2. Don't think there are real benefits. I have always heard using the RCA connections sounds better. Although I have never personally tested the two. I have my sub running from the sub out, to a Y cable then L/R into the sub.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited February 2010
    halo71 wrote: »
    Isn't that Y cable 1 male to 2 females?

    Yeah, that. :p My bad.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited February 2010
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    I will say its a lot of hands and knees work to get 2 subs to sound good...damn i think ive seen every square inch of my carpet :)

    This is very true, but it is possible with the advice above.

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