Can I use a subwoofer with this receiver?

[lucidkey]

I want a smaller receiver to take to college with me. I have two speakers connecter with copper cable like normal. I have a subwoofer that is connected by RCA cables. This is connected to a large, old receiver meant for a 5.1 system.

Would this work with those three elements?

http/www.amazon.com/Pyle-2x75W-Stereo-Power-Amplifier/dp/B001P2R1RW

 

[boosted1g]

No and No

If it is an RCA cable and not a bannana plug cable (red and black) then the sub uses an LFE connection (Single RCA cable). This is different then the rca input on the pyle amp.
These subs are active so they use their own power so unless they have speaker terminals as an input on them as well then they will not accept an amplified source

That pyle amp can only output for 2 speakers, not 2 speakrs and a sub. The RCA connection is an input and not an output. Thus that PYLE receiver will only support 2.0 and not 2.1 (2.0 means 2 speakers, 2.1 is 2 speakers + subwoofer, hence 5.1 = 5 speakers + subwoofer and 7.2 = 7 speakers and 2 subs).

Lastly, the one thing I can give credit for PYLE for is by truth in their name, they are a pyle..of crap. You will be much better off buying the low end sony/pioneer, or even panasonic/lg/samsung over that garbage. Sure its cheap now, but its music quality is crap and you will have to buy of three to four of them to last as long as one of the others.

 

[lucidkey]

No and No

If it is an RCA cable and not a bannana plug cable (red and black) then the sub uses an LFE connection (Single RCA cable). This is different then the rca input on the pyle amp.
These subs are active so they use their own power so unless they have speaker terminals as an input on them as well then they will not accept an amplified source

That pyle amp can only output for 2 speakers, not 2 speakrs and a sub. The RCA connection is an input and not an output. Thus that PYLE receiver will only support 2.0 and not 2.1 (2.0 means 2 speakers, 2.1 is 2 speakers + subwoofer, hence 5.1 = 5 speakers + subwoofer and 7.2 = 7 speakers and 2 subs).

Lastly, the one thing I can give credit for PYLE for is by truth in their name, they are a pyle..of crap. You will be much better off buying the low end sony/pioneer, or even panasonic/lg/samsung over that garbage. Sure its cheap now, but its music quality is crap and you will have to buy of three to four of them to last as long as one of the others.

thanks for your answer. Could you recommend a receiver that WOULD work? I was looking at it for a place to start and its price. But, let me know. Thanks.

 

[boosted1g]

What is the subwoofer and what speakers are you using with it?
What is your budget?
Also what is the music source?

What might be best is to just look at craigslist and find a decent used home theater receiver. Onkyo is a decent brand but I would avoid anything made from 2008-2012, Yamaha is good, Pioneer is good, Denon is good, Sony is a step bellow but still pretty decent, then the other name brands (panasonic, lg, samsung, etc) are not great but fully acceptible. Obviously brands like Bose and boston acoustics are really good but will be way to expensive.

 

[lucidkey]

What is the subwoofer and what speakers are you using with it?
What is your budget?
Also what is the music source?

What might be best is to just look at craigslist and find a decent used home theater receiver. Onkyo is a decent brand but I would avoid anything made from 2008-2012, Yamaha is good, Pioneer is good, Denon is good, Sony is a step bellow but still pretty decent, then the other name brands (panasonic, lg, samsung, etc) are not great but fully acceptible. Obviously brands like Bose and boston acoustics are really good but will be way to expensive.

all of them are thrifted, so mismatched and different brands but it gets the job done. I was just looking for something smaller and a giant receiver.

 

[boosted1g]

Having different stuff is fine I just wanted to know what kind of wattage you needed for speakers and to make sure the sub was using the LFE input.

Do you at least have model number for the sub?

 

[lucidkey]

Having different stuff is fine I just wanted to know what kind of wattage you needed for speakers and to make sure the sub was using the LFE input.

Do you at least have model number for the sub?

Sure thing, the sub is a Yahmaha Sub Woofer YST-SW015

 

[boosted1g]

Looking around there is not any decent items that will output both speakers and rca (or sub out) that is not a couple hundred dollars. In the audio world a simple analog amp somehow costs more then basic home theater systems that have to handl digital inputs and much more processing and more watts. Reminds of me the external hard drive: somehow hard drive + power supply + circuit board + enclosure costs less then just the hard drive.

 

[lucidkey]

Looking around there is not any decent items that will output both speakers and rca (or sub out) that is not a couple hundred dollars. In the audio world a simple analog amp somehow costs more then basic home theater systems that have to handl digital inputs and much more processing and more watts. Reminds of me the external hard drive: somehow hard drive + power supply + circuit board + enclosure costs less then just the hard drive.

I guess I'll have to get thrifty..will any home stereo receiver work? I just wanted something that could power all three without an issue and is maybe smaller in size. Thanks for your help, could you tell me how many Watts or Amps I need for it to handle all of those?

edit: would this work? http/www.amazon.com/Harman-Kardon-AVR-146-connectivity/dp/B000MWPD0I
I found one on craigslist.

 

[ien2222]

Hey there,

That particular AVR should work for you as long as you aren't using HDMI for sound. So if you want to run a blue ray, DVR, etc to the AVR via HDMI, you won't have sound, but if you are just looking for RCA hookups for say and MP3 player, computer, cd player then you should be fine.

What you want in an AVR is for it to have bass management, which this one does.

 

[boosted1g]

Yes that reciever will work well for your needs.

As ien said it wont allow audio through HDMI, it just passes it through the reciever to the output display device (your tv).
If you ever want to hook this up to a TV and use HDMI inputs then what you will do is run inputs (dvr, ps4, etc) to receiver via hdmi, hdmi out to tv, and then from tv run a toslink or digital coaxal cable back from the TV to the reciever and you can then set the TV and receiver accordingly and it will work that way.