pschaefer
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Hello! Huge Decware fan here. Long timer lurker, first time poster.
I'm adding a powered sub to my system, and I'm wondering if someone can help. Can I use both banana jacks (out to speakers) simultaneous with bare wire (out to powered sub)? I want to be sure I don't start a fire, and perhaps more importantly, I want to be sure I don't damage my amp!
Here are the details:
I currently use banana jacks out from the speaker binding posts on my SE341.5 amp to connect to DM945 speakers.
In addition to the banana jacks, I plan to add bare wire (up to 10 AWG in thickness, per the SE341.5 owners manual) as output from the speaker binding posts to the high-level inputs of a powered subwoofer. I'm not sure if I will like having a sub, so I'm getting an inexpensive one to start (the 8" Monoprice sub that produces 60 watts).
So I would have banana jacks AND bare wire running out of the speaker binding posts on my SE341.5. I'm thinking that it won't hurt the sound quality going to my speakers since the sub is powered. And I'm thinking it's safe to have the speaker binding posts hooked up this way. Can somebody let me know?
In retrospect, I should have sprung for the extra $100 to ask Steve to put a sub out on my SE341.5. But since I didn't do that, I'm trying to figure out the best way to add a sub.
Thanks! Peter
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