Hello guys, Pardon me for being noob but i have posted this question on Subwoofer thread, but nobody answer it. I need to ask a few question regarding subwoofer as i'm still new in this HT business. I just bought Sony STR-KSL5 receiver to pair with my ps3. the thing is, i bought it from ebay and it only has 2 front speaker, no surround speaker, centre speaker and subwoofer. SO i'm gonna need to find a suitable subwoofer to pair with my receiver.i've downloaded the manual and it says i will need an active subwoofer. i've check from the manual and the connection from sub to receiver is mono cable.

1- can i use my old PC subwoofer to pair with my receiver by using 3.5mm jack to RCA converter? I know i can't use the pc speaker as the impedance of the speaker is 4 Ohm while the impedance for speaker on my receiver is 8 ohm. On the manual, it stated that for Output -line (subwoofer) the impedance is 1KOhm and the power consumption is 110 Watt.

2- Is there any general rule for the subwoofer? i've try to understand what you guys talking about but honestly, you guys are too advance for me to understand.

Actually, i'm trying to refrain myself from buying sub because currently i'm in UK and i don't want to add more item as it would increase the shipping cost. I only got one month left before going back to malaysia. But suggestions are welcomed.

Thanks

if u r in UK, get hold of some used sub....very attractive prices there...your PC sub wont do any good in actual Ht setup.

you can use your PC speakers as long as you don't try and play too loud - impedance ratings are a guideline only, but it is best you get proper 8ohm speakers

your PC sub should work, too but it's best to get something like this subwoofer - or this one purpose built for Sony HTiBs

If you are in the UK shop around for a cheap full system on eBay (like this full Sony set for 1GBP)

You will NOT find these prices here in Malaysia; shipping it back will probably be more than worth it


edit: mpyw said basically the same thing while I was typing.


edit II: OMG this is an absolute steal

This post has been edited by SiriuslyCold: Aug 9 2009, 05:07 PM

oh, man..i just miss to bid the sony sub...anyway, one more thing, is it ok to use any sub as long as the wattage of the sub does not exceed my 110W receiver?

Thanks.

powered sub can be any power you want - powered means it has its own amplifier.

Your 110W receiver is actually 5 channels i.e 22W per channel

a powered sub is .. say 80W, 100W or 300W is only one channel by itself

Owh..hahaha..Thanks bro..you've been very helpful..