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Sub wolfer advice

Hey guys I need some advise on a power sub. Here is my set up. Krell FPB 400CX & Krell KCT pre-amp with BMW speakers. I have never run a power sub before. I will be running my transparent cables from the amp to the power sub. Then another set of cables out of the sub into my BMW's. The sub will be 2ft away from my right speaker. Do I need to keep both lengths of speaker wire coming out of the sub into my BMW's the same length or can I run a short speaker lead from the sub to my BMW speaker that is sitting next to the sub or am I splitting hairs?

Next question should the speaker wirer coming out of my amp going into the powered sub need to be the same quality of wire going into the speakers?

Thanks guys for all your help in advance. Hope this makes sense. Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Chip
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hifihvn
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Before you follow through connecting the Krell to a subwoofer, please read page 2 (PDF reader) under "warnings", at the very beginning of the manual. This is what Almarg was referring to above. Manual link.[http://www.krellonline.com/assets/support/0162_020_MAN.pdf]
hifihvn
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I would call Krell or the dealer, and let them work it out. I wouldn't try anything else (especially some different connection yet IMO) without finding out first. It does have a common speaker ground wire, but shows (REL) hooking it (Neutrik Speakon) up to a one channel ground. I don't have any idea whether this is OK or not. Who knows if anything else shares a ground, like the power cord. Maybe email them the link for the manual, and let them (dealer or Krell) worry about it, and tell you. [http://www.sumikoaudio.net/rel/manuals/REL_Serie_R_Manual_08-08-11.pdf][http://www.krellonline.com/assets/support/0162_020_MAN.pdf]
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