Has anyone added a powered subwoofer to their setup?

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The price tag and the lack of software (so far) are holding me back from getting one of these bad boys. I've seen some videos of the modded/hacked Q's and that is very promising.
I do love the built in amp feature. I used the heck out of airplay for music with my iPhone/appletv. I moved on to the Galaxy Nexus and think the Q would be great because I could bypass having to turn on a stereo. I also have a powered subwoofer that automatically turns on when something is being played. I was wondering if anyone else is using one in their setup.

Originally Posted by sman789

The price tag and the lack of software (so far) are holding me back from getting one of these bad boys. I've seen some videos of the modded/hacked Q's and that is very promising.
I do love the built in amp feature. I used the heck out of airplay for music with my iPhone/appletv. I moved on to the Galaxy Nexus and think the Q would be great because I could bypass having to turn on a stereo. I also have a powered subwoofer that automatically turns on when something is being played. I was wondering if anyone else is using one in their setup.

Good question - just bought one and didn't even think about hooking it up to a powered sub (lacking a legit system at the moment) Subbed

I have 2 Kef xQ10 loudspeaker plugged to the Q. It sounds fantastic ! I'm really impressed by the small amp inside the Q.

But it really miss some subwoofer. But I wonder how I can plug it to the Q ? Any idea ?

Originally Posted by Korigan44

I have 2 Kef xQ10 loudspeaker plugged to the Q. It sounds fantastic ! I'm really impressed by the small amp inside the Q.

But it really miss some subwoofer. But I wonder how I can plug it to the Q ? Any idea ?

My powered subwoofer, along with most nowadays, have line out connections. You'd connect the Q to the subwoofer first, the left and right connections. The sub will use its own power and you'd connect your 2 speakers to the sub. It should work that way, I think!

I have mine connected to my sound bar via the hdmi cable i got with the Q.

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Both ways have been mentioned:

1) Use an intermediate device to decode the HDMI audio, send it to speakers including the sub. (Most people use a receiver on an existing setup. Hubono mentioned he uses his soundbar.)
Advantage: You can use big speakers / better sound.
Disadvantage: More remote controls & power required.

2) Buy a sub that sits between the amp (Q) and the speakers. These have jacks for connecting the speakers to the sub, and then connecting the speaker wire to the Q. They will look at the speaker signals to create the music. See below for an example back panel:
http://www.polkaudio.com/images/prod...92120269_7.jpg
Advantage: No remotes!
Disadvantage: Not all entry level subs turn off with no sound.

ETA:
I have a pair of Polk Monitor 30s on my Q. While sounding good, they in combination with the Q definitely lacked bass for music. I moved my PSW10 inline (option 2), and now music sounds much better.

1943 inditsn

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I connect everything to the sub via HDMI

Yes, I currently have mine plugged into my receiver via HDMI, which is connected to my 7.2 system. It works pretty well.

Originally Posted by sman789

The price tag and the lack of software (so far) are holding me back from getting one of these bad boys. I've seen some videos of the modded/hacked Q's and that is very promising.
I do love the built in amp feature. I used the heck out of airplay for music with my iPhone/appletv. I moved on to the Galaxy Nexus and think the Q would be great because I could bypass having to turn on a stereo. I also have a powered subwoofer that automatically turns on when something is being played. I was wondering if anyone else is using one in their setup.

If you have a sub with speaker level inputs (as many sony's do) then you should be peachy