Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo selecting a stereo sub with my M80's

Hello Kcarlile,

Hope you are well. You are eliminating 6 inches of wire with an all metal connector, therefore less signal loss.

Later,

TonyM

Is there any danger of signal loss, degradation, etc. when using a splitter? Are you (more) limited in terms of the length of your cable run?

Hello Dmn23,

Hope you are well. All connectors introduce some loss/degradation, the amount depends on the quality of the connector, guage of wire etc...

To prevent signal loss and maintain the gain of the line level output, you would have to use a distribution amplifier. Most of us would not notice the signal degradation of a good quality Y splitter if less than 20 foot distance from source to destination. We compensate by turning the volume of the destination up a bit. If you want to go beyond 20 feet a distribution amp would be highly recommended, along with using RG-6 Coax cable to reduce signal loss.

Later,

TonyM

Any thoughts on Velodyne subs?

I got the CHT-8 - sounds okay but I have only one place to put it so the wife doesn't complain and the toddler doesn't try to climb on it.

I should move it around to try different places to make sure it sounds okay. And then move it back (sigh). Seems a little boomy stuck between the wall and the couch.

We have a very small living room but the price is right.

I place an order for the Outlaw today. Will post back with my impressions.

I spoke with them for a while prior to ordering. They were very helpful and returned my phone calls. But, I was told to not use a Y-splitter from the Speaker Pre-outs into the sub low level (mono) input. I was told that this would fry the amps unless I used an external cross-over. He lost me fairly early in the conversation with the technical jargon, but I came away from the conversation with a big fat don't do it. I was recommended to run the speakers through the high level input/outputs. I'll give it a whirl and see how it goes.

I tried to post some pictures, but the web sight (photobucket) will not let me register unless I do it between certain hours...what a pain in the but.

Hello Mdrew,

Hope you are well. Have fun with your new sub.

Later,

TonyM