AV novice needs help!

[erock33]

I know this is going to sound ignorant but when it comes to hooking up AV stuff, I have never done it with a decent system. ANyway, I will be hooking up two Klipsch xw500d subs to a denon 3311CI. It looks like the Klipsch have a L/R line level input ONLY. The question is what kind of cable do I need to hook it up to this Denon, which BTW should have two sub inputs, I think (dont have the denon in front of me but its on its way). Just want to get the right cables before it arrives. thanks alot for any input.

 

[shadyJ]

It looks like the Denon AVR3310CI only has one sub out. This is not a problem. What you need to do is get a Y-splitter, like this:

Connect the Y-splitter to the sub out, and get some regular male-to-male RCA cables to connect one end to the Y-splitter, and the other end to the Left line input on the back of the sub. That is all there is to it, so all you need is a Y-splitter and two ordinary RCA's, and it shouldn't cost more than $10 (don't buy Monster cables).

 

[AVRat]

The 3311 has 2-sub-outs, pick your poison, they all work well! http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10236

 

[erock33]

thanks for the help.

 

[erock33]

Ok. I need some more clarification if possible. So, since the denon 3311 does have two sub outs, do I need to hook a Y splitter to both sub outs and run a dual rca to the subs OR just hook the Y splitter to one sub out and run a single rca cable to one sub and a single rca to the other sub , both coming from the same Y splitter?

 

[erock33]

OR, do you get a regular rca single jack and one goes in one sub out to the left sub and the other single rca jack from sub out #2 to the right sub? hooking one into L and the other into R? seems more plausible then using a y splitter or am I wrong?

 

[AVRat]

Keep it simple, no splitters necessary, each receiver sub out to each sub's L input.

 

[erock33]

thanks AVR. I like simple solutions that work.