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Connecting a Sony SA-W3000 to an Essence STX

post #1 of 4
11/28/11 at 2:50am
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Hey there,

 

My parents recently gave me their oldish SA-W3000 subwoofer since they bought a new home theatre system.

 

Basically, I want to connect the subwoofer to my Audioengine A5s, and have the subwoofer connected to the soundcard (Xonar Essence STX). The problem is I have no idea if I have the right cables to plug it all together.

 

Could someone please point me in the right direction?

 

One other question: can you 'create' a custom 5.1 system with any combination of speakers for each part (e.g., Brand A front left and right; Brand B back left and right; Brand C sub and centre)?

 

Thanks!


Edited by chaojohnson - 11/28/11 at 2:54am
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post #2 of 4
11/28/11 at 3:08am

to do that you must have a crossover...

 

as for the second question, yes of course you can. but be careful about pairing.

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post #3 of 4
11/28/11 at 4:44am
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So how would I go about setting it up with a crossover?

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post #4 of 4
11/28/11 at 12:07pm


The Left/Right/Center is normally from the same brand/make for timbre matching but rear channel/surrounds may be of different make. 5.1/7.1 best go with separate/passive speakers and an AVR After that determine what features u want/need to select the AVR that best fits your needs. I suggest you head down to AVS forums and the pros have vast hands on experience with various HT/Speaker hardware and could better advise u L3000.gif

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Originally Posted by chaojohnson View Post

One other question: can you 'create' a custom 5.1 system with any combination of speakers for each part (e.g., Brand A front left and right; Brand B back left and right; Brand C sub and centre)?

 

Thanks!



 


Edited by trog - 11/28/11 at 12:11pm
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