Howdy again. I will be using two subs for L&R fronts in conjunction with the two satlellites. I've have two options and I'm curious for opinions or experience. Option 1) Run high current speaker wire from denon 3805 (Fronts set to large) to Sub and from sub to satellite or: Option 2) Set fronts to small and use respective lines out for fronts R&L to the subs. I've been told that using the line out of the amp is the better alternative because using the already powered speakers cable from the AVR to the sub will reduce the impedance of the connections and put more of a strain on the amp. I don't trust the source of the info though. I've got a third I use strictly for LFE> Thanks for the input!
AN ANSWER TO MY OWN QUESTION: My little experiment was enormously sucessful. I'm also using two subs connected in stereo to the front right and front left. There is only one possible answer to my question which I've only been able to conclude after experimentation: you cannot use the front right and front left lines-out to a sub; I don't know if it's because the frequency response eliminates so much of the power with nowhere to go but it sounds like crap. Using the inputs designed for the high currect speaker wires that go directly from the amp to the fronts works like a charm though and contrary to popular opinion, it doesn't use the sub in a passive capacity; rather, it must internally turn it into a line input as the controls work perfectly with really great control. Thanks
too bad it didn't work out for you, but why would you want to use multiple subs, anywhere. the way bass disperses, wouldn't it not really have an effect?
You are quite mistaken, it worked out great! I'll have to go double-check what I wrote. You're half right and half wrong. If I were using full size speakers, then one could say that the subs on the R and L are redundancies but even then, it would only be a half truth. Even with full sized speakers, bass begins to weaken in the lower mid ranges which is why my previous fronts were "active" fronts because of the additional push given to the lower mid ranges and bass which your regular amplifier can push and, in itself, the very reason for the invention of the powered sub. While its true that bass is non directional, signals begin to lose power in midranges not the bass. Using a sub essentially amounts to "bi-wiring" and "bi-amping" a speakers but with the plus of adding more punch to the bass as well, not just the lower mid range. It doesn't matter so much with certain types of music....R&R, Jass, blues, C/W but with good classical recordings and particularly with recorded "pipe organs" which I play, it is really a pain when the strength starts to drop in the lower mid-range and even moreso in the bass. I know what I was doing as it is a different version of what I had before, but I was uncertain as to the sub connections as I'd never done it this way before but there is an enormous difference between stereo subs and your regular sub. I use a third Klip in the front for LFE signals.
