Jackson Delahunt
Auditioning
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Hi Guys,
I'm currently looking at buying the following setup to augment my existing setup:
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/newington/audio/jbl-5-1-home-theatre-speaker-set/1043309557
I have a 200W amp at home that has only digital inputs, and only left and right analogue outputs for speakers. I currently have a pair of circa 1970s JBL 100W speakers hooked up to the amp, but they do not provide enough bass extension, so I want to get a sub. The one listed above looks attractive, and seems powerful enough for my needs.
My questions are as follows:
1. I have heard that using a sub without the satellites plugged in can cause the amp to break if you do not connect the satellite speakers. Is this true? Could I expect to damage/cause the sub to fail if I only use it as a sub with no satellite speakers?
2. I will be taking a line off both the left and right speakers and feeding it to the analogue inputs of the sub. The sub expects line level, but my amp does not have a pre-out. Given that the amp is 200W and it is driving two 100W speakers, I would expect there to be little signal left over, hopefully enough to provide a line level for the sub. Should this work? Is this too hacky, or a reasonable approach? Remember, I have no other way of getting a line level out of my system.
Any further information you could provide for assistance with this project would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
I'm currently looking at buying the following setup to augment my existing setup:
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/newington/audio/jbl-5-1-home-theatre-speaker-set/1043309557
I have a 200W amp at home that has only digital inputs, and only left and right analogue outputs for speakers. I currently have a pair of circa 1970s JBL 100W speakers hooked up to the amp, but they do not provide enough bass extension, so I want to get a sub. The one listed above looks attractive, and seems powerful enough for my needs.
My questions are as follows:
1. I have heard that using a sub without the satellites plugged in can cause the amp to break if you do not connect the satellite speakers. Is this true? Could I expect to damage/cause the sub to fail if I only use it as a sub with no satellite speakers?
2. I will be taking a line off both the left and right speakers and feeding it to the analogue inputs of the sub. The sub expects line level, but my amp does not have a pre-out. Given that the amp is 200W and it is driving two 100W speakers, I would expect there to be little signal left over, hopefully enough to provide a line level for the sub. Should this work? Is this too hacky, or a reasonable approach? Remember, I have no other way of getting a line level out of my system.
Any further information you could provide for assistance with this project would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!