Help setting up crossover and amp to receiver for passive sub

[drwang84]

I have received both the amp and the crossover and they look so sexy together. But now I have to hook them up and I'm not sure where to start.

Marantz 2385 receiver --> Behringer CX2310 --> Behringer EP2500 -->subwoofer

Please correct me if I'm wrong: From the receiver Pre-out I connect an audio rca cable to the crossover.(Here's the problem, the crossover only takes XLR, right? From the crossover to the amp I need (1) XLR cable for mono sub. And from the amp to the subwoofer, the speaker wire can be connected to the binding posts behind the plastic covers. And from the subwoofer, how do I connect back to the Main-in?

I tried reading all the manuals together and some of the jargon is a tad confusing. Thanks for taking the time to help me out guys.

So all-in-all I think I need to purchase (2) XLR cables and perhaps something that converts the RCA audio cable to XLR.

 

[mike c]

I have received both the amp and the crossover and they look so sexy together. But now I have to hook them up and I'm not sure where to start.

Marantz 2385 receiver --> Behringer CX2310 --> Behringer EP2500 -->subwoofer

Please correct me if I'm wrong: From the receiver Pre-out I connect an audio rca cable to the crossover.(Here's the problem, the crossover only takes XLR, right? From the crossover to the amp I need (1) XLR cable for mono sub. And from the amp to the subwoofer, the speaker wire can be connected to the binding posts behind the plastic covers. And from the subwoofer, how do I connect back to the Main-in?

I tried reading all the manuals together and some of the jargon is a tad confusing. Thanks for taking the time to help me out guys.

So all-in-all I think I need to purchase (2) XLR cables and perhaps something that converts the RCA audio cable to XLR.

doesn't your receiver have crossover settings?

if not:

yes, the cx only takes XLR

your steps are correct, except that the main-in will be fed by the highpass output of the cx2310, so you are gonna need an xlr to rca on that side as well.

 

[annunaki]

Mike C is correct. If you are going to feed back a main-in to the receiver (a stereo unit or preamp) you will need to use the highpass output from the cx2310 utilizing XLR to RCA adaptors.

 

[drwang84]

Wow,
Thanks for the reply. Just to recap, I need:
(2)XLR to RCA
(2)2-male to single female RCA splitter
(2)2 XLR male to male

I was just searching google for a place to buy XLR cables and they average around $25 a piece! This might add up to $100 easily,..ouch!


If this is all that I need, I will order very soon.

 

[drwang84]

Also, how important is the quality of the XLR cables because I saw a craigslist post for a Box of cables (7 XLR) and plenty of mic clips(including stereo pair mounting bracket) $30.

 

[drwang84]

I got the XLR cables and now I need to convert from the RCA to XLR. Am I supposed to use a ART CleanBox or can I just get RCA Male to XLR Male Adapters?

http://cgi.ebay.com/6-RCA-Male-to-XLR-Male-Adapters-RCA-M-to-XLR-M-NEW_W0QQitemZ110178466207QQihZ001QQcategoryZ23783QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-ART-CleanBox-RCA-to-XLR-Balanced-to-UnBalanced_W0QQitemZ170157977996QQihZ007QQcategoryZ23783QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[fmw]

If all of this stuff is just to power a sub, then why not just run from the sub output on the receiver?

 

[drwang84]

My receiver does not have a sub output