What do you run for your sub cables?

Erik Tracy
Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
edited April 2010 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
Just curious what CP members run for their sub cable?

AQ?
MIT?
Cardas?
Signal?
Kimber?

How do you run your sub cable?
-LFE only
-Line level

H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited March 2010
    When it's running.....and it hasn't been for a year......line level into a Velo SMS-1, line level into the amp and speaker level AQ's into the sub. All IC's were a constant flavor of the month. This is with a VMPS Larger.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited March 2010
    Bluejeans LC-1
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

    Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=73580
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited March 2010
    I have mine connected via LFE. Currently it is using a monster cable that i got for cheap. Does the cable really make a difference? LOL
    Front - RTiA5's
    Rear - RTiA3's
    Center - CSiA4
    Sub - PSW110
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited March 2010
    Monster cable and love it.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited March 2010
    I use Audioquest ITA 1.1 for both of my subs. I find this cable to really work well. Even at long runs up to about 50 feet , the cable seems to hold the signal true. But both of my current sub runs are 8 feet each.

    For subs you can however use Rg59SD or RG6QB or RG6 and get excellent results. It's a limited bandwidth signal so a really high end audio cable is not required for best results.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited March 2010
    Line Level with Rat Shacks best.
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • polkie4life
    polkie4life Posts: 231
    edited March 2010
    straightwire chorus from lfe to power amp. AQ type 4 from power amp to drivers. Works great :eek:
    In terms of audio, i truly feel sorry for the visually impaired. How can they know what they like if they cant read google?


    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=86838
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited March 2010
    Both subs have a 16ft monster cable to LFE from a splitter (also monster)
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  • Deadof_knight
    Deadof_knight Posts: 980
    edited March 2010
    home made soldered audioquest ends
    :cool: " He who dies with the most equipment wins Right ? "

    Denon 3300 Adcom 535 BBe w/sub out 1 pr 4.6s 2 pr of 4 jrs Recent additions Samsung Lns-4095D LCD, Samsung hd-960 DVD, Monster HT-5000 Power center    ,HPSA-1000 18" sealed DiY home sub.:D
    Black Laquer 1.2tl's w/ upgraded x-overs and Tweets BI-Amped with 2 Carver tfm-35's Knukonceptz 10ga cables
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  • Huck344
    Huck344 Posts: 453
    edited March 2010
    Audioquest Sub A through LFE
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited March 2010
    30' sub cable from monoprice for LFE connection. The cable is fine. It's the LFE crossover that I seem to have a problem with. Eventually I'll get around to trying a speaker-level connection. Perhaps a sub for each main, idk...
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  • adam2434
    adam2434 Posts: 995
    edited March 2010
    Outlaw Audio PCA sub cable with locking RCAs - it was included when I bought their LFM-1 sub.

    Before that used a Monster sub cable.
    5.1 and 2.0 ch Basement Media Room: Outlaw 975/Emotiva DC-1/Rotel RB-1582 MKII/Rotel RB-1552/Audiosource Amp 3/Polk LS90, CS400i, FX500i/Outlaw X-12, LFM-1/JVD DLA-HD250/Da-Lite 100" HCCV/Sony ES BDP/Sonos Connect. DC-1/RB-1582 MKII/Sonos Connect also feed Polk 7C in garage or Dayton IO655 on patio.
    2.1 ch Basement Gym: Denon AVR-2807/Klipsch Forte I or NHT SB2/JBL SUB 550P x 2/Chromecast Audio.
    2.0 ch Living Room: Rotel RX-1052/Emotiva DC-1/Klipsch RF-7 III/Sony ES BDP/LG 65" LED.
    2.0 ch Semi-portable: Klipsch Powergate/NHT SB3/Chromecast Audio.
    Kitchen: Sonos Play5.
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  • Mon40CSMM10
    Mon40CSMM10 Posts: 161
    edited March 2010
    I've been using a 6 foot coaxial Philips digital audio cable that cost me something like $9.99 plus tax.

    I've got the cable connected to the R/LFE input of the sub, with the Low Pass dial set to LFE and the sub amplifier volume knob set between the 8 o'clock and the 9 'clock position (i.e., just a bit above where it would otherwise be pointing at "Min").
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  • domflane
    domflane Posts: 653
    edited March 2010
    25' monoprice through the LFE only. Monoprice IC's are hard to beat, I noticed a pretty substantial improvement in my sub when I switched from the Monster cable i had previously. The bass sounds tighter and faster, or maybe its just my ears playing tricks on me. The cable is nice and the terminations seem solid, nice connectors too and all for about $6 shipped . .
    Home Theater
    RTiA5 - CSiA6 - FXiA6 - PSW650 - Pioneer Elite SC-55 - Carver AV-505 - Sony 46" 120Hz - Monster HP 2400 - Xbox 360 - Playstation 3
    2 Channel
    Polk RTA 15TL - Harman Kardon HK3485 - HK DVD48 - Signal Cable IC's and speaker cables
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  • phuz
    phuz Posts: 2,372
    edited March 2010
    Mine is wireless. ;)
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited March 2010
    25' Rocketfish sub cable, hooked up LFE.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited March 2010
    Monster Cable M1000
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited March 2010
    Monoprice premium sub cable through SUB OUT.
    TNRabbit
    NO Polk Audio Equipment :eek:
    Sunfire TG-IV
    Ashly 1001 Active Crossover
    Rane PEQ-15 Parametric Equalizers x 2
    Sunfire Cinema Grand Signature Seven
    Carver AL-III Speakers
    Klipsch RT-12d Subwoofer
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  • Krazyz1
    Krazyz1 Posts: 256
    edited March 2010
    Home made . Monster gold plated RCA's. Using Horizon Studio 1 cable. My Rotel Pre. has 2 outputs. So I am running a dedicated L. & R. Sub.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited April 2010
    BJC for both.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

    Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=73580
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited April 2010
    Sub preout via Cobalt Cable locking RCAs
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

    Home Setup: Sony VPL-VW85 Projo, 92" Stewart Firehawk, Pioneer Elite SC-65, PS3, RTi12 fronts, CSi5, FXi6 rears, RTi6 surround backs, RTi4 height, MFW-15 Subwoofer.

    Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited April 2010
    Signal Cable XLR
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • jemrey81
    jemrey81 Posts: 161
    edited April 2010
    MIT - via LFE..... love it, it was free ;)
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  • ikolbyi
    ikolbyi Posts: 77
    edited April 2010
    Monster 400-SW out the LFE port.
    Zone 1
    (5.1 Setup)
    -- VM 20 (L/R)
    -- RM 8 Center (center)
    -- VM 10 (S.L/R)
    -- DSW microPRO 1000 (LFE)
    Zone 2
    -- Atrium 45
    Denon AVR-2809
    (7.1 Setup)
    -- RM 6600 (L/R + center + S.L/R)
    -- RM 7 (SB.L/R)
    -- PSW 350 (LFE)
    Denon AVR-1909
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  • cnoat
    cnoat Posts: 315
    edited April 2010
    Audioquest LFE
    Parasound Avc-1800
    Mains-Rti 12 -Parasound 1500a
    Center-Csi5-Parasound 1000a
    Rears-Rti 8-Parasound 750a
    Sub SVS Ultra Tv 12
    Diamondback and King Cobra IC's
    AQ T4 SC
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  • Pappy1
    Pappy1 Posts: 63
    edited April 2010
    Hello Eric,

    I'm a novice, but for what its worth, my sub is a Polk PSW 505 that I purchased last month. I'm using a heavy RCA cable with gold colored connectors that came with a pack of cables I picked up at Costco a couple of years ago. It seems to sound fine (thuds, rumbles, etc. that I never heard before are now audible and convincing). I don't know how to tell if I am missing some audio quality though.

    Enjoy the rest of your evening!

    Pappy

    AVR - Pioneer VSX 9040TXH
    Subwoofer - Polk Audio PSW 505
    TV - Samsung HL-T6756W DLP
    BD - Panasonic DMP-BD605
    Cable - CableOne HD DVR
    Center - Polk Audio CS2
    Fronts - Polk Audio Monitor 70s
    Rears - Polk Audio Monitor 60s
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  • jinjuku
    jinjuku Posts: 1,523
    edited April 2010
    I run stereo sealed (3.5 cubic foot). Run the L/C/R through a Behringer DCX2496 Active X-Over/PEQ. I then run the x-over'd output with some DIY Belden cable / Canare solder terminations to a Behringer EP2500 amp for the sub duties.

    I just picked up some Mono-price Mic cable and the build quality is outstanding. If you are looking to DIY your own long run sub cable I would look at their mic cable.
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  • AudioMancer
    AudioMancer Posts: 21
    edited April 2010
    MIT AVT3 (for now) to LFE.
    A/V Proc: UMC-1
    AMP......: XPA-5
    Speakers: Polk LCi-RTS100 x 5
    Sub.......: Velodyne SPL-1200R

    Bluray....: Pioneer BDP320
    HD DVD..: Toshiba HD-A30
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