two subs ?

[mike3421]

how do i add a sub to my bose system ?

 

[furrycute]

If you have the Bose cube system, then you are stuck with that Bose sub.

 

[mike3421]

add a sub .

add a sub to the system not to the cubes .

 

[MDS]

Are we talking about adding a sub to a 'system' that consists of a normal a/v receiver and Bose speakers or to an all Bose system with their combo receiver/dvd player?

 

[mike3421]

system.

onkyo 601,bose am5 which is 2 cubes & a sub,vcs-10 center,yamahas surround. I want to add a powered sub by itself.

 

[jcPanny]

Sub connection

Connect a sub to the LFE output of your receiver using the RCA cable. Reconfigure your receiver with your Mains as SMALL, an appropriate crossover (i.e. 80-100 Hz) and subwoofer to ON.

 

[MDS]

What jcpanny said except you will need to set the mains to Large.

If the cubes need to be connected to the Bose bass module as is usually the case with Bose speaker systems, then you want to connect the bass module to the front left and right speaker posts on the receiver and set the fronts to Large. They need to be set to Large so that the receiver will send a full range signal to the bass module which will then filter out the low frequencies and send the rest to the cubes.

 

[mulester7]

What jcpanny said except you will need to set the mains to Large.

If the cubes need to be connected to the Bose bass module as is usually the case with Bose speaker systems, then you want to connect the bass module to the front left and right speaker posts on the receiver and set the fronts to Large. They need to be set to Large so that the receiver will send a full range signal to the bass module which will then filter out the low frequencies and send the rest to the cubes.

.....excellent, we're not talking full-range pre-outs here, but speaker output terminals/posts......

 

[jcPanny]

Bose frequency response . . .

From what I have heard, the bose "bass" module will only produce frequencies down to 50 or 60 hz and has an uneven frequeny response. Why not limit the frequency range sent to the Bose and use the receiver's bass management capabilities? Most decent subs have a good frequency responst from 30 Hz to 80 or 100 Hz.

At any rate, you have a couple ideas for connecting a sub to your existing system.

 

[Sheep]

Why don't you try this. IF the bose speaker system in 2.1, get a pair of nice book shelfs, and use them instead. Once money permits, get a subwoofer, and you'll have a nice REAL HT setup as long as you have a center too...


As to the topic,

you will need to keep the mains large so the acoustimass module gets the bass. Just run the added subwoofer from 50hz down.

Sheep