Today's Honey Do list includes install of Sony multi channel AV Receiver 7.1 audio system and a Cat5e from TV to computer on far end of house. At least a hundred yards of wiring involved.
I read that as stereo to the seventh power with a sub-woofer. My biggest sound knowledge so far is for a silver faced Pioneer that will connect to six speakers and only four will work at the same time.
Item one: there are instructions for a single RCA plug from audio out to sub-woofer.
My question: Is sub-woofer a big speaker or is it a powered amped big speaker?
The subwoofer I have is powered. Line level signal in, via RCA cable, and pairs of powered speaker grip connector outputs coming out.
Quit worrying about the sound and get in the closet. You have a storm coming your way.
Seriously, I hope you and your family are safe.
James
It can be either one. It depends what model you buy. My Polk PSW 450 has it's own amp, but I also have the option to use speaker level connections. (just regular old speaker hook ups) What model is your silver face Pioneer?
Here's a picture of the rear panel of a sub the same model as mine. For your one line rca hook up, you would plug the cable into the yellow LFE input. It will use the amp on the sub woofer instead of the amp of your A/V receiver. Most powered subs have a volume control so you can turn up or down the volume. Most also have a crossover pot. I generally set mine between 60-80 Hz. What this does is if you set it at 60 Hz, it won't allow the sub to play anything above 60 Hz. Your front speakers should be able to handle everything above 60 Hz.
A human ear can hear from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. A deep low bass note would be around 20 Hz, and something like a drum cymbal that produces a fairly higher Hz sound would be closer to around the 20,000 Hz limit. Sub woofers (lower Hz) are non directional, which means that they don't have to be pointed toward you like tweeters and mid range speakers need to be to sound good. You can place them just about anywhere. That's why kids put subs in the trunks of their cars.
If I ever get this setup, don't think I will hear a storm unless the electricity goes off.
Had a yard full of quarter sized hail that is turning into a flash flood.
I have several Pioneer. SX450 (no response), SX 750 (FM works), SX3700 (full function) and SX950 (near mint).
On the SX950, I connected directly to the speakers on the dual woofer as speaker C and there was plenty of power.
Now I am moving beyond stereo and up to surround by attempting to connect that and a variety of other Klipsch speakers to a Sony STR-DN1010 7.1 channel.
Rear view, 8th RCA jack from the left on bottom row.
Instructions simply says "connect woofer" here.
What sub are you going to use?
I have a Pioneer SX-434. It's the older version of your SX-450. Don't throw those away. They're becoming collector's items. There are guys who know how too completely restore them.
It was pretty dirty when I got it. It was used in a barn. The power switch didn't work, several knobs were missing, and the lights didn't work. Cleaned and fixed all that. I also realigned the tuner. Works great now.
