Bought the wrong subwoofer!


I was planning to buy a Rel subwoofer but stumbled across a good deal for a SVS sb-2000 pro so I decided to give it a try. Turns out that the the pre-outs on my integrated amp aren’t pre-outs at all but are rec outs (should have put on my glasses). The Svs doesn’t have high level inputs and my amp doesn’t have pre-outs so I’m screwed right? Guess it wasn’t such a great deal after all.

emiliop

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Crazy idea but have you tried the rec out to the subs input? I’m not sure if it will work but it carries the same signal as pre out BTW you may want to read the owner manual on using the rec out and if you have to do something to initiate the rec out

I’m not sure that is a problem. The sub itself should attenuate the signal by setting the crossover and the gain/ volume. This is off the top of my head thinking but I have had my coffee. So I can’t even use that as an excuse if I am.

BTW what integrated are you using?

Also, you should call SVS and see what they recommend.. This is what you should do before proceeding. 

I think bass is one of the last things audiophiles understand

I remember a time before subwoofers. Never had a sub nor needed it til 15-20 yrs ago. But I remember back in the late 70's early 80's when the notion of taming down the bass so as to get a cleaner sound and better midrange. Then over time it seemed that bass became so unimportant that it was pretty much stripped from the mains. my speakers specs say 20-20K. But without the sub the are sorely lacking in bass. Midrange to die for but little real bass...especially for R&R.But WITH the subs they are fabulous. So we lost bass, then we created a new business for sub woofers. They tell me this is progress