Can I connect a subwoofer to a stereo?

Hint: You don’t necessarily need a receiver with subwoofer output jacks. Subwoofers are used in most home theater systems, but subs can also radically improve the sound of stereo systems — and not just the ones with small speakers. The subwoofer is hooked up to the receiver with a single interconnect cable.

Can you connect LFE to RCA?

Subwoofers often have inputs labelled “LFE” in addition to a set of L+R RCA inputs. If your sub has an “LFE” input, that’s what you connect to. If it doesn’t have an “LFE” input – which is the situation you face – you should be able to connect to either the L or R RCA input, or to both inputs (using a Y-splitter).

Is LFE the same as subwoofer out?

The difference between the LFE channel and the subwoofer output is that the LFE channel is used to carry additional bass information in the Dolby Digital program while the subwoofer output represents how some or all of the bass information will be reproduced.

What is LFE on subwoofer?

LFE (Low Frequency Effect) – The discrete content sent to the subwoofer from a Dolby or DTS encoded audio track. ( The .1 in a 5.1 or 7.1 audio track) LFE + Main – The low frequencies output to the Subwoofer whether the speaker channels are set to Large or Small.

What is subwoofer LFE input?

In brief, LFE cables connect your subwoofer (low-frequency speaker) to its receiver. Most people have found that using an LFE input in a subwoofer will carry the appropriate sound from the subwoofer to the receiver and, thus producing the effective audio.

Is LFE just RCA?

1/LFE (Low Frequency Effects) connection is a dedicated true . 1 channel to be used for Surround Sound applications. It requires a RCA-to-RCA cable connected between your . 1/LFE input on your REL and the subwoofer/.

Should you use LFE on subwoofer?

What is an LFE output?