having troubles hooking up subwoofer with stereo receiver

[pock3trock3t35]

the subwoofer has a subwoofer slot, and rca slot (red and white, right/left).. it does not have any speaker wire slots

my Sony receiver has multiple rca slots, and multiple speaker wire slots (fronts, rears, center), but no dedicated subwoofer slot



I had to return this cable since my receiver doesn't have the slot

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/monster-13-1-4m-high-performance-subwoofer-cable-mc450sw-4m/10104153.aspx?path=7d77a2ccd7892d076464f4edcd6c648den02

 

[Seth=L]

What is the make and model of the Subwoofer and what is the model on the Sony receiver?

 

[pock3trock3t35]

the subwoofer is:

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/boston-acoustics-boston-acoustics-10-100-watt-subwoofer-csub10b-cssub10b/10146440.aspx?path=5669d97677296dd74792694a0e16407aen02


and stereo receiver:

Sony str de605



I was hoping to avoid buying a new receiver for now, and just testing out the subwoofer another way if its even possible

 

[Seth=L]

The subwoofer connects to the "mix audio out" near the speaker terminals. You'll have to set the crossover on the subwoofer to match the speakers low frequency extension. What speakers do you have?

Don't buy the stupid monster cable again, it's a waste of money. Any shielded 75 ohm RCA cable will work. This means most any audio or video RCA cable will work fine as a subwoofer cable, as long as it is long enough.

 

[pock3trock3t35]

The subwoofer connects to the "mix audio out" near the speaker terminals. You'll have to set the crossover on the subwoofer to match the speakers low frequency extension. What speakers do you have?

Don't buy the stupid monster cable again, it's a waste of money. Any shielded 75 ohm RCA cable will work. This means most any audio or video RCA cable will work fine as a subwoofer cable, as long as it is long enough.

I tried plugging it in the "mix out" port, even though the plug doesn't go completely in, the subwoofer is working.

It seems a bit too boomy and staticy but I'll try to configure it.

the speakers I have are:

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/boston-acoustics-boston-acoustics-tower-speakers-cs226b-black-each-cs226b/10146438.aspx?path=0811fbf8b2563f0609ce0706d3375bd0en02

thanks a lot seth !