I purchased a 1000watt surround sound which came with 5 speakers and a sub woofer that has a built in amp and tuner.I am not getting my 1000 watts do i still need a receiver to get the 1000 watts or do i have something hooked up wrong?
2006-11-04 09:20:40 · 5 answers · asked by mrkspvy 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
It sounds like you can either connect your 5 speakers to your
subwoofer's amplifier. See your owner's manual for details.
Otherwise, you will have to invest into getting a A/V surround
sound receiver to power the 5 speakers and to transmit the
appropriate channel of sound to the powered subwoofer.
H a p p y
H o m e
T h e a t e r i n g !
2006-11-04 19:53:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
1000 watts would be like the speaker scene from "back to the future" movie, outch! Most systems list their capabilities this way and it is very miss leading. 1000 Watts is the total for all speaker channels. 25 watts/channel is loud for most homes, 50 watts would make you turn down the volume, a thousand watts on a single speaker would probably be catastrophic! (for the houses foundation)
Here some tech info: The louder sound systems get the worse their total harmonic distortion becomes ( sound quality gets poorer with volume). DB's (Decibel's are a measure of sound level) are the true feeling of volume.
Pre packaged sound systems are generally high output receivers with low capability speakers.
The only thing you might check is the polarity of the wires, red =positive or look at the speaker cone movement directly. If connected properly it should be pushing out with loud sounds and not pulling inward. ( On big speakers you can feel the air move!) Also check to see if there is an ohm setting for the speakers ( not likely in a pre packaged system).
Good luck, hope this helps.
2006-11-04 23:29:09 · answer #2 · answered by digital tech 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
!000 watts does not mean 1000 watts per speaker but 1000 watts for the entire sound system , or on the avg. 200 watts per speaker.
2006-11-04 21:20:21 · answer #3 · answered by coco2591 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure, but if watts are for measuring power, you probably just don't have enough going to the outlet(s) you plugged them into. If you're sure that's not it, check if the speakers also have individual volume controls.
2006-11-04 18:53:10 · answer #4 · answered by skatedrummer93 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have 3 kids under the age of four - now that's SURROUND SOUND!
2006-11-04 17:23:02 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋