I have a 200W subwoofer lying around and I'm thinking of connecting the subwoofer to a NAD c326 integrated amp for a 2.1 sound setup. Is this possible? How does the sound compare to a A/V receiver?
Adding a subwoofer to a NAD c326 integrated amp?
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ear:what model is it?
It's a cheap Ikon sub that I picked up for $200cdn 2 years ago. http://www.ikon-audio.com/products.html
It's a cheap Ikon sub that I picked up for $200cdn 2 years ago. http://www.ikon-audio.com/products.html
Assuming it's one of the current models on that site, and it has both low-level and high-level (aka speaker-level) inputs, you can either connect it using a single phono cable from the amp's SUB 1 or SUB 2 output to one of the subwoofer's low-level inputs, or use an extra set of speaker cables from the amp's speaker outputs to the sub's high-level inputs.
Balancing up the subwoofer with your existing stereo speakers will involve setting the sub's crossover control to a value just above the lower frequency figure quoted in the stereo speakers' response specification, then adjusting the subwoofer's gain to balance with the main speakers' level.
Although the Ikon subs have speaker outputs, too, and could thus be used with the sub's high-level inputs, and cabling from amp to subwoofer and then on to your main speakers - the main speakers then getting a signal with the low frequencies handled by the sub filtered out, I'd go for the separate runs of cable from amp to subwoofer and from amp to your main stereo speakers.
The main speakers will thus be run full-range, not filtered, and though I don't know how good or otherwise the filtering in the sub may be, I think the way I have suggested will give you the best possible sound.
However, all that simply applies to using the high-level subwoofer connections: for simplicity I'd stick with running a single phono cable from the amp to the sub with, as Ikon suggests, a Y-adapter (one phono socket to two phono plugs) at the sub end to split the signal between the sub's two inputs.
Balancing up the subwoofer with your existing stereo speakers will involve setting the sub's crossover control to a value just above the lower frequency figure quoted in the stereo speakers' response specification, then adjusting the subwoofer's gain to balance with the main speakers' level.
Although the Ikon subs have speaker outputs, too, and could thus be used with the sub's high-level inputs, and cabling from amp to subwoofer and then on to your main speakers - the main speakers then getting a signal with the low frequencies handled by the sub filtered out, I'd go for the separate runs of cable from amp to subwoofer and from amp to your main stereo speakers.
The main speakers will thus be run full-range, not filtered, and though I don't know how good or otherwise the filtering in the sub may be, I think the way I have suggested will give you the best possible sound.
However, all that simply applies to using the high-level subwoofer connections: for simplicity I'd stick with running a single phono cable from the amp to the sub with, as Ikon suggests, a Y-adapter (one phono socket to two phono plugs) at the sub end to split the signal between the sub's two inputs.
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