Sub Out vs Front Speaker Wires

mcyates · 15th March 2003, 11:30 PM

At the moment my Front Speaker wires:

LF +
LF -
RF +
RF -

are being used for my subwoofer.

Will the sound of the subwoofer increase in quality if i used the sub out on the back of my head unit?

Jean · 16th March 2003, 12:16 AM

I assume that you are using front speaker wires and they go to your subwoofer amp via speaker level input?

Using subwoofer preout will let you fade front/back w/o affecting the subwoofer volume. Your headunit might have a dedicated subwoofer volume control and also a crossover and/or eq.

CarMan · 17th March 2003, 06:00 AM

It will also eliminate noise caused by your deck's amplifier. Low level inputs are always preferred to high (speaker) level inputs as well.

15th March 2003, 11:30 PM	#1
mcyates diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Middlesbrough	Sub Out vs Front Speaker Wires At the moment my Front Speaker wires: LF + LF - RF + RF - are being used for my subwoofer. Will the sound of the subwoofer increase in quality if i used the sub out on the back of my head unit?

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16th March 2003, 12:16 AM	#2
Jean diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA	I assume that you are using front speaker wires and they go to your subwoofer amp via speaker level input? Using subwoofer preout will let you fade front/back w/o affecting the subwoofer volume. Your headunit might have a dedicated subwoofer volume control and also a crossover and/or eq.

17th March 2003, 06:00 AM	#3
CarMan diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Reno	It will also eliminate noise caused by your deck's amplifier. Low level inputs are always preferred to high (speaker) level inputs as well.

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