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Post by MPSchenck on Jan 15, 2018 21:59:59 GMT -5
Hello All, I've going to pick up a PT-100 and A-150 later this week and I'm trying to work out how to potentially hook up 2 S8s. I know the PT-100 has two sub outs, SUB and MONO, and the PT-100 has a frequency crossover. I've never had a sub so this is all a little foreign to me. I've read the PT-100, A-150, and S8 manuals, plus checked forums and YouTube all without an appreciable amount of success. I assume I would want to cross the subs over at, say, 80 hz and then over to A-150. I'm confusing myself, it can't be this hard. Help me, Emotiva lounge. You're my only hope. -I just wrote that and I think I'm going to make it my sig. BTW I'm new here. |
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Post by kybourbon on Jan 15, 2018 22:39:46 GMT -5
Hello All, I've going to pick up a PT-100 and A-150 later this week and I'm trying to work out how to potentially hook up 2 S8s. I know the PT-100 has two sub outs, SUB and MONO, and the PT-100 has a frequency crossover. I've never had a sub so this is all a little foreign to me. I've read the PT-100, A-150, and S8 manuals, plus checked forums and YouTube all without an appreciable amount of success. I assume I would want to cross the subs over at, say, 80 hz and then over to A-150. I'm confusing myself, it can't be this hard. Help me, Emotiva lounge. You're my only hope. -I just wrote that and I think I'm going to make it my sig. BTW I'm new here. This is what I would use. Use a SPL meter to set your dual subs to the same volume. RCA Splitter, Conwork (Premium) RCA Male to 2 RCA Female Right Angle Plug Splitter Adapters M/F Gold-Plated Metal Connector www.amazon.com/dp/B01DRQEYBY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_KoxxAbMR0RA0M |
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Post by MPSchenck on Jan 15, 2018 23:20:20 GMT -5
Hello All, I've going to pick up a PT-100 and A-150 later this week and I'm trying to work out how to potentially hook up 2 S8s. I know the PT-100 has two sub outs, SUB and MONO, and the PT-100 has a frequency crossover. I've never had a sub so this is all a little foreign to me. I've read the PT-100, A-150, and S8 manuals, plus checked forums and YouTube all without an appreciable amount of success. I assume I would want to cross the subs over at, say, 80 hz and then over to A-150. I'm confusing myself, it can't be this hard. Help me, Emotiva lounge. You're my only hope. -I just wrote that and I think I'm going to make it my sig. BTW I'm new here. This is what I would use. Use a SPL meter to set your dual subs to the same volume. RCA Splitter, Conwork (Premium) RCA Male to 2 RCA Female Right Angle Plug Splitter Adapters M/F Gold-Plated Metal Connector www.amazon.com/dp/B01DRQEYBY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_KoxxAbMR0RA0MI'm not even really to the problem of getting them set at the same volume yet. So here's what I'm thinking split both the sub outs w/ single RCA male to double RCA males for each the red SUB out and the white MONO out, so you end up with basically 2 red and 2 whites. Then run single RCA cables, one from a red out female RCA and terminate on the red RCA in on one sub, then a white out female RCA and terminate on the white RCA in on the same sub. Repeat this for the other sub from the other of the two splits we made earlier. But here's the thing, we need 2 more of the original splitters for the single in R&L RCAs on the actual amp. So you have to run a single cable from the right-hand sub - red (=Right) sub out to the red in on the amp splitter cable, then the a single cable from the right-hand sub - white (=Left) sub out to the white in on the amp splitter cable. Repeat for the left-hand sub. I think, this would require 4 splitters, I believe the ones you suggested would work, and 4 RCA single cables. This way the subs do actually filter out the Hz that I want/need to be played on the sub and lets the rest go on to the amp to head out to the speakers. This seems odd for a number of reasons, but one of those is it would completely bypass the the normal outs. Does that sound correct or even normal? Do I not even to worry about all that junk and just run one cable from SUB out to the right-hand sub and one cable from MONO out the the left-hand sub and then another set of RCS from the normal preamp outs to the amp? Where does the crossover filter come into play here? Will the speakers still be trying to reproduce frequencies at 80 hz and below? Sleepless (and Confused) in Tennessee You might have forgive my terrible typing, grammar, and possibly not making sense as my sleepy time pills are starting to kick in. |
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Post by vcautokid on Jan 16, 2018 5:00:19 GMT -5
Whoooa. You are way over thinking this. Easy peasy. Simply send the PT-100 left subwoofer line output to your left S8 and the PT-100 right subwoofer line output to your right S8 for effortless rich bass from your PT-100. The PT-100 main outs got to the line inputs left and right to your A-150. Speaker outputs go to your speakers from the A150. Start at 80hz Crossover point from the Subwoofers and tune to where your main speakers roll off in the bass and tie in the S8 to take over from the speakers and your S8s take over. You have some great tunes ahead. Congrats on your new system.
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Post by kybourbon on Jan 16, 2018 7:26:52 GMT -5
Whoooa. You are way over thinking this. Easy peasy. Simply send the PT-100 left subwoofer line output to your left S8 and the PT-100 right subwoofer line output to your right S8 for effortless rich bass from your PT-100. The PT-100 main outs got to the line inputs left and right to your A-150. Speaker outputs go to your speakers from the A150. Start at 80hz Crossover point from the Subwoofers and tune to where your main speakers roll off in the bass and tie in the S8 to take over from the speakers and your S8s take over. You have some great tunes ahead. Congrats on your new system. Yes. This is correct. I have a PT-100 and that exactly how you should connect it. |
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Post by MPSchenck on Jan 16, 2018 9:07:33 GMT -5
Whoooa. You are way over thinking this. Easy peasy. Simply send the PT-100 left subwoofer line output to your left S8 and the PT-100 right subwoofer line output to your right S8 for effortless rich bass from your PT-100. The PT-100 main outs got to the line inputs left and right to your A-150. Speaker outputs go to your speakers from the A150. Start at 80hz Crossover point from the Subwoofers and tune to where your main speakers roll off in the bass and tie in the S8 to take over from the speakers and your S8s take over. You have some great tunes ahead. Congrats on your new system. That's way to easy.  I'm mostly kidding. My only questions... 1) Are my speakers going to continue to try to reproduce 80 hz (or whatever) and below? If so, I wouldn't be taking any strain off the speakers, correct? 2) Will the volume on the PT-100 control the subs volume as well? |
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Post by MPSchenck on Jan 17, 2018 2:11:06 GMT -5
So things might have gotten out of hand. I just bought a Rythmik F12 (12" Sealed Servo sub) in matte black with this plate amp (370W RMS). |
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Post by vcautokid on Jan 17, 2018 4:25:50 GMT -5
Since there is no bass management for your speakers with the PT-100 your speakers would still run full range. The MC-700, or similar would have Bass Management to determine the speaker to Subwoofer crossover point.
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Post by MPSchenck on Jan 17, 2018 9:00:49 GMT -5
Since there is no bass management for your speakers with the PT-100 your speakers would still run full range. The MC-700, or similar would have Bass Management to determine the speaker to Subwoofer crossover point. That is what I thought. I've been reading about best practices for setting the frequency and volume correctly in that case. Thanks for the info. |
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I'm mostly kidding. My only questions... 