Hey guys,
My price range was about 800$ for a set of speakers to use with my computer in my dorm room. I decided to go with the audioengine A2+s, and I absolutely love them. I also got the audioengine D1 DAC to go along with them. Which I know seems superfluous, because the a2+s already have a built in DAC, but the headphone amplifier is what really sold me, and I love it as well. Lastly I wanted to get a mid-low price range subwoofer, that could get loud, but didn't have to have perfect quality... I went with the "Sony SA-W2500 Performance Line 100 Watt Subwoofer," an active subwoofer.
Unfortunately, after setting everything up and playing some tunes, I found that the speakers were severely overpowering the subwoofer. My belief is that the speakers get louder quicker than the sub. I have the level knob of the sub dialed to max, and when the speakers are intollerably loud, the sub is only tolerably loud.
I currently have my computer connected to the dac by USB, which then connects to the A2+ speakers by RCA, then the output of the A2+ speakers feeds in by RCA into the RCA in of the sub.
I don't think the subwoofer is broken because when i feed the signal from the DAC directly into the sub, and crank up the volume, they do get really loud.
Any advice...?
should i get a different sub? do i have a defective sub?
or do i need to amplify the signal into the sub seperately so that the speakers and sub match up...and would this even be worth the bother?
Thanks again,
Cheers from Colorado!
My price range was about 800$ for a set of speakers to use with my computer in my dorm room. I decided to go with the audioengine A2+s, and I absolutely love them. I also got the audioengine D1 DAC to go along with them. Which I know seems superfluous, because the a2+s already have a built in DAC, but the headphone amplifier is what really sold me, and I love it as well. Lastly I wanted to get a mid-low price range subwoofer, that could get loud, but didn't have to have perfect quality... I went with the "Sony SA-W2500 Performance Line 100 Watt Subwoofer," an active subwoofer.
Unfortunately, after setting everything up and playing some tunes, I found that the speakers were severely overpowering the subwoofer. My belief is that the speakers get louder quicker than the sub. I have the level knob of the sub dialed to max, and when the speakers are intollerably loud, the sub is only tolerably loud.
I currently have my computer connected to the dac by USB, which then connects to the A2+ speakers by RCA, then the output of the A2+ speakers feeds in by RCA into the RCA in of the sub.
I don't think the subwoofer is broken because when i feed the signal from the DAC directly into the sub, and crank up the volume, they do get really loud.
Any advice...?
should i get a different sub? do i have a defective sub?
or do i need to amplify the signal into the sub seperately so that the speakers and sub match up...and would this even be worth the bother?
Thanks again,
Cheers from Colorado!
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