Cables, Connections & Questions (1 Viewer)

[Steve Gazi]

My room is in the basement along a solid brick wall. The washer, dryer and furnace are down here, but they're in another room. I also believe they're on their on circuit. I don't know how to tell if I have radio interference.

 

[Sean Conklin]

My brother just got a closeout JVC HTB, and the sub cable they supplied him with was really thin(if it was any thinner I could floss with it).

In reality a RCA audio cable would work but is real thin on the insulation.

So go with the 75 ohm Video cable or the RG-6. I recommend the Video cable because you can run down to Radio Shack and pick one up cheap, plug it in and your in business.

 

[Dan Hine]

Steve,

It sounds like you'll be alright with any of the options. Go on down to radioshack and pick up the 15-1519 6ft RCA cable. Save the money first. If you don't like the result you can exchange it. No harm no foul.

Dan Hine

 

[Sean Conklin]

Steve, it sounds like you will not have any power sources to worry about so just get the 6' Video cable and you'll be set.

The Sony has 2 line level inputs right? Does this sub have a LFE switch, or specify which RCA input to use for single cable LFE?

If not you may want to get a splitter so you can plug into both sides. Subs without LFE pass will see up to a 3db increase in volume by utilizing both sides.Or so I've read.

BTW, subs with LFE pass, bypass the subs own crossover and uses the receiver/DVD movie to dictate crossover points( recommended if possible).

If your sub does not have the LFE bypass, then set your crossover adjustment at it's max (150db).

 

[Steve Gazi]

The sub only has one line in and one line out. The crossover goes from 50-170hz. I don't think it has LFE.

I really appreciate the help everyone has given me. I can't wait go get this project started. I have all the stuff I need ready to order except the optical cable.

BTW, can I use those 6 foot Radio Shack cables for audio and video or just video?

 

[Steve Gazi]

Oh, another thing, what kind of connectors should I get for my speakers?

 

[Sean Conklin]

Steve, you can use the Video cables for both video and audio,but I would use the RCA's made for audio because they are mated together and color coded for L&R, and they are cheaper. But you can go Radio Shack gold series for everything, the gold series line has both audio and video cables.

Ok, your sub has only 1 input, good, just set your crossover at 170db and let the receiver/DVD LFE track do the work!

 

[Steve Gazi]

I'm going to order an optical cable from the place I'm buying the Speaker King wire from. I'm just going to get 2 or 3 of those Gold Series single RCA cables from Radio Shack, along with that coax cable and adapters that was mentioned earlier. I won't need any RCA cables for any audio connections.

 

[Steve Gazi]

Ok, it's time to order. Here's what I've got listed so far:
12' coax cable (audio) x 1 (sub)
6' coax cable (video) x 1 (digital cable to tv)
F to RCA adapter x 2 (sub)
100' 12ga speaker wire x 1 (speakers)
6' optical cable x 1 (dvd to rec)
5' RCA gold patch l/r x 2 (*)
* 1 RCA for DVD to rec (video), 2 RCAs for digital cable box to rec (audio), 1 RCA for rec to TV (video)
Here's the receiver:
http://crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-BcF...507&display=XL
My TV has an RCA and a coax input.
If you've made it this far and understand everything about, does it sound like I have everything?
I think I have all of the stuff I need other than connectors for the speaker wire to the receiver. What are some good types of connectors to get?

 

[Steve Gazi]

TTT

 

[Steve Gazi]

I should have all of my stuff here in the next week. Which connections do I use for the audio in from my DVD player or digital cable? If I put the video through my receiver, which output goes to the TV?