that's what I do, and works fine. Take the xlr out of the DAC to the sub (use crossover and level adjustment on the sub) and RCA out of the DAC to the main speakers amp. would be nice to be able to cut some of the lows going to the mains, but it works fine this way also (crossover at 40hz on the sub.)
Amp's Line-Out to Subwoofer?
Hey Audiogon forum!
An audiophile acquaintance of mine has been trying to convince me to get a subwoofer for my system recently, and I am curious about the possible benefits. I have a pair of Elac B6's fed by a Music Hall A15.2 (which has no LFE out) and he said I'd be able to use the Music Hall's Line Out output to connect a sub. I have a lot of questions about that. Mainly (and obviously) will that work? Second, if it DOES work, will the full signal be sent to the speakers and would that create any weird complications in sound quality? I've never heard of doing it this way before so I have no clue; I just know that I love my current amp and don't want to get a new one just to get an LFE output.
Thank you!!
Also, here's the Music Hall manual which details the Line Out option in more detail:
http://musichallaudio.com/pdfs/music-hall-a15.2-integrated-amplifier-manual.pdf
An audiophile acquaintance of mine has been trying to convince me to get a subwoofer for my system recently, and I am curious about the possible benefits. I have a pair of Elac B6's fed by a Music Hall A15.2 (which has no LFE out) and he said I'd be able to use the Music Hall's Line Out output to connect a sub. I have a lot of questions about that. Mainly (and obviously) will that work? Second, if it DOES work, will the full signal be sent to the speakers and would that create any weird complications in sound quality? I've never heard of doing it this way before so I have no clue; I just know that I love my current amp and don't want to get a new one just to get an LFE output.
Thank you!!
Also, here's the Music Hall manual which details the Line Out option in more detail:
http://musichallaudio.com/pdfs/music-hall-a15.2-integrated-amplifier-manual.pdf