millercarbon,
I may be mistaken, but I thought the main benefit of speaker level connections was for powered subs, that accept speaker level inputs, with the sub's input coming from the speaker level outputs of your main speakers' amp or amps. The idea being the matching or blending of the sound and characteristics of your subs and mains more seamlessly.
Of course, it's your system but I just wanted you to know, imho, that if there are any sq benefits they will be very subtle and likely not worth the effort.
Prior to the Swarm, a local dealer here in Indy let me borrow a couple of smaller REL powered subs for 2 weeks that had both line and speaker level inputs. I experimented with many different locations for these subs in my room and I compared using line vs speaker level inputs at each new positioning of the subs. Both methods sounded very good to me but I honestly couldn't convince myself I heard a benefit to either method. I switched to just line level inputs rather quickly, mainly to save time but I honestly could not distinguish between the two. You may be able to but I'd still suggest not setting your expectations too high.
I run all my subs via line level and the bass response quality and integration with my mains is exceptionally good. The hookup is simple and easy. Just thinking of what you're planning on doing is hurting my head.
Best wishes,
Tim
I may be mistaken, but I thought the main benefit of speaker level connections was for powered subs, that accept speaker level inputs, with the sub's input coming from the speaker level outputs of your main speakers' amp or amps. The idea being the matching or blending of the sound and characteristics of your subs and mains more seamlessly.
Of course, it's your system but I just wanted you to know, imho, that if there are any sq benefits they will be very subtle and likely not worth the effort.
Prior to the Swarm, a local dealer here in Indy let me borrow a couple of smaller REL powered subs for 2 weeks that had both line and speaker level inputs. I experimented with many different locations for these subs in my room and I compared using line vs speaker level inputs at each new positioning of the subs. Both methods sounded very good to me but I honestly couldn't convince myself I heard a benefit to either method. I switched to just line level inputs rather quickly, mainly to save time but I honestly could not distinguish between the two. You may be able to but I'd still suggest not setting your expectations too high.
I run all my subs via line level and the bass response quality and integration with my mains is exceptionally good. The hookup is simple and easy. Just thinking of what you're planning on doing is hurting my head.
Best wishes,
Tim