[Tooshar]

Well I figured it was about time to stop using my headset and get some decent speakers, Im currently running an asus xonar d1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132007&Tpk=xonar%20d1 and I'm looking at putting some av 40's http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836127004 and a polk psw10 sub http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882290034 on them, however from everything I've been able to find most people use the rca jacks, which as you can see the xonar d1 does not have, am I looking at needing to upgrade the sound card here? recommendations? I'm honestly not sure how to hook that all up together lol.

 

[Mad Max]

Use a pair of RCA cables, as long as you need, and a 3.5mm-trs-to-RCA hard adapter.

 

[Tooshar]

So the 2 3.5 to rca jacks to the av 40's and then just speaker wire from the av 40's to the sub? am I getting that correct?

 

[Mad Max]

You only need one stereo adapter.
Example: Link
You should be able to find one locally at Radioshack, Sears, etc.

 

[Tooshar]

oh i see now, and then the pass through from speakers to subs? or is that seperate, sorry for dumb questions, but this is why we go places like here, for the nub in all of us

 

[Mad Max]

I haven't messed with speakers that much, so I'm not sure, but you are probably right in that you will have a second connection, that pass-thru from the AV40s to a sub.

 

[Tooshar]

thanks for the help mad max, after yet more looking and examining, doesnt look like I can pass through from speakers to sub w/o damaging either, but I found a link here http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-244764.html where one of the responses is using a separate rca cable from the sub output on the soundcard to the sub itself, so that should work fine I believe

 

[WrxSTI]

If the outputs on the Polk sub are line level then you can split open an RCA cable on one end and connect the AV40's there but considering it says Speaker Level I think it's probably for powering passives in which case the AV40 would get damaged.

 

[Mad Max]

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thanks for the help mad max, after yet more looking and examining, doesnt look like I can pass through from speakers to sub w/o damaging either, but I found a link here http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-244764.html where one of the responses is using a separate rca cable from the sub output on the soundcard to the sub itself, so that should work fine I believe

I usually see the center channel output and sub combined into one 3.5mm jack.  So you'll need an adapter?  Or if the sub has a 3.5mm input, you use a mini-to-mini stereo cable, I suppose.  I haven't messed with studio monitors all that much, and subwoofers even less.
 

 

[Tooshar]

no, it will be another 3.5 to rca adapter i believe, but from what I read Id only use the red rca adaptar and leave the white unhooked, with red being sub and white being center channel, that sound about right to you?

 

[Mad Max]

There is such a thing as a mono RCA-to-3.5mm plug.  =]
Or you could try both then return the adapter you don't need.