The D110 has no high pass filter. You need to run the main speakers full range! Which is fine if that is all you need!
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it has a crossover network inside. cables go from preamp to subwoofer, then from subwoofer to amp. amp only gets non deep bass signals to send to main speakers. therefore main speakers get signal from sub's crossover, not always a good thing. proper set up of sub can be quite difficult, some say impossible... |
i've seen some subs with speaker taps on the back, are you saying i would need a subwoofer with two sets of those speaker taps, and i would run the amp to the sub, and the speakers to the sub outputs? i never realized that until now. ive only ever seen it on some martin logan subs too, not on anything ive been checking out and certainly not jl audio at least their e series subs dont seem to have those speaker taps i would need sorry if im just saying wrong info, as i said in my thread im new to this |
d2girls, not all subwoofers have the same features and connectivity options. Your Pass Labs preamplifier has at least two Line Level preamp outputs RCA and XLR. Most subwoofers can accommodate RCA connection others can accommodate both. You get what you pay for. Not all subwoofers with high pass filtering degrade the signal to the main speakers. Again, you get what you pay for. One brand suggests using their high level connection (amplifier speaker cable to the sub and a speaker cable from the sub to your main speakers). In a direct in home comparison we found this connectivity to noticeably interfere with my main speakers sound staging. Subwoofer digital signal processing (DSP) design is usually somewhat different from one brand to another. Once again, you get what you pay for. From reading your posts your main concern seems to be getting good integration with your system which includes your room which is why most DSP systems use a calibrated microphone that determines the particular systems different parameter/s of adjustment. Here again, you get what you pay for. If you get a sub on a trial basis as I suggested earlier begin with this. Disregard the home theater aspect this works for two channel too. Connect a long cheap RCA cable to either L or R preamp output to the subs input. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4o13mNmlaA |
If you will need a pair of these if you use a sub without the high pass option! https://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=AQM22FHRD |