I'm trying to cobble together a 5.1 out of an old Denon AVR-3802 and Denon DSW-60 passive sub I have lying around. I want 5.1 but obviously I'm not worried about ultimate sound quality.
The 3802 has only a line-level output for an active sub (or external sub amp). But it has lots of power and can handle additional satellite or multi-room speakers that I'm not using.
Can I connect the 3802's sub pre-out back into one of the 3802's other source inputs (e.g. Aux) and then set the multi-room speakers to play that source to the sub? Theoretically that source would only be receiving and amplifying the sub signal, so the sub would get the signal it needs, no? Why won't this work?
I assume I can't just connect the sub to the extra speaker outputs because then the sub would be getting a full-frequency signal (I assume the sub has no crossover but I don't know how to check - I can't find it online).
I don't want to test and risk damaging the amp.
Thanks
The 3802 has only a line-level output for an active sub (or external sub amp). But it has lots of power and can handle additional satellite or multi-room speakers that I'm not using.
Can I connect the 3802's sub pre-out back into one of the 3802's other source inputs (e.g. Aux) and then set the multi-room speakers to play that source to the sub? Theoretically that source would only be receiving and amplifying the sub signal, so the sub would get the signal it needs, no? Why won't this work?
I assume I can't just connect the sub to the extra speaker outputs because then the sub would be getting a full-frequency signal (I assume the sub has no crossover but I don't know how to check - I can't find it online).
I don't want to test and risk damaging the amp.
Thanks