I'm trying to wire my Bang&Olufsen Bookshelf speakers to my Celestion S8 Sub woofer. I tried connecting it to the wire connnectors, but it didn't work, is this possible, and if so, what can I do to get it to work?
If there any other way to wire it, please let me know.
Okay, so I found some old Onkyo Power Amplifier. I ran it to the subs speaker input and the B&O's to the sub speaker output and it still isn't working at all.
Also, I am connected to my computer with a 3.5mm to RCA connected to the Subwoofer, not the amplifier, would I need to connect it to the amplifier instead of the subwoofer?
In the first picture, you can see i am running RCA cables from the subwoofer
Why did you decide you need a pre amp? The computer should provide a standard line out voltage level which, at minimum, should be approximately two volts RMS. That should drive the system to adequate levels if the power amp is operating as intended. If the problem is "extremely low" output, then there might be a problem somewhere else. Or you and I might disagree on what "extremely low" output actually means.
First, check all the settings on your computer. Are you sure the power amp is working properly? Connect the speakers directly to the amp and check levels.
Otherwise, a "pre amp" is inserted into the signal chain directly in front of the next gain stage, In your case this would be directly in front of the power amp. The computer is your source so it is at the front of the system, not at the back end unless you've left out even larger chunks of information than I already see as missing. Which cables you use would depend on which connectors you're plugging into. I would think any shop that sells a pre amp would be able to diagram just how to make your connections.
Okay, I was mistaken, I rewired and the sound was pretty decent. But i still wanted the preamp for all the fine tuning, so i just wired in and works perfectly. I have my sub and the B&O connected. Next I'm going to connect another B&O and two other speakers.
Thank you for all your help, I've learned a lot from you! Thanks! I don't think I can give rep? Can i?
