Possible to hook up Sub without Receiver Subwoofers Bass and Transducers Question

Question Possible to hook up Sub without Receiver ( AVS Forum Subwoofers, Bass, and Transducers )
Updated: 2010-07-21 05:50:06 (5)

Possible to hook up Sub without Receiver

Hi everyone, I'm wondering if I can hook a sub up to my hdtv without having a reciever. The PA HD S10 is on sale at Best Buy this week, and I'm thinking of picking it up, but I don't have a receiver. Thanks.

Answers: Possible to hook up Sub without Receiver ( AVS Forum Subwoofers, Bass, and Transducers )

Possible to hook up Sub without Receiver

Your TV (or cable box) would need to have a variable level output.

It'd work but it'd sound like bawls. TV speakers couldn't keep up at all.

Slare

Possible to hook up Sub without Receiver

i know the Pioneer plasma's have a sub out, but i don't think any other tv's do. so you'll need a receiver.

mcjasonb

Possible to hook up Sub without Receiver

FM - I was a store manager for a local big box store many years ago and we sold more subwoofers than anyone in our area at that time. One reason was that the first display that you saw when you walked into our store was a 40" Mitsubishi tube TV (remember those beasts?) playing an action scene of a popular movie, with a $450.00 subwoofer attached. That's it! Just the TV speakers and an average subwoofer!

There's no trick to it at all. You don't need a sub out on the TV. Just a pair of variable audio outputs on the TV connected directly to the subwoofer's line level inputs and voila', BIG, FULL sound from almost any television.

NOTE: The subwoofers line inputs (RCA connectors) take a full range signal and then run it through a simple electronic x-over to lop off all the high frequencies. The crossover "Freq." knob on the back of most subs is the one that makes the adjustment of how far up in the audio range the subwoofer operates. A combination of this and the "level" control will aid you in matching the subwoofer/TV speaker volume and sound quality.

Happy Listening!

Doc Wixson
AVIA-Designs.com

dwixson

Possible to hook up Sub without Receiver

Thanks for the reply's, guys. Dwixson, I'm going to try your suggestion if I buy the sub in a couple days. If it works, you've saved me alot of money until I can buy an entire home theater!

FMempire

Possible to hook up Sub without Receiver

Really if you can afford a flat screen then save up for AVR there are plenty of them around for less than the price of the flat screen.

LOL Or maybe you got the flat screen off the back end of lorry, there plenty of these driving around today at low, low, low prices. just kidding

JBLsound4645

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