Can i hook up a 500watt reciever to a 300watt subwoofer?

Question

Im really very dumb founded when it comes to these things but im thinking that i cant because the reciver may be to much power? if im wrong please let me know!

Answer 1

I assume you mean a powered sub and will hooking up via a LFE cable (looks just like a RCA plug) to the receiver. If this is the case you will only be sending a signal to the sub, so a wattage match is not necessary.

If you mean a passive set up (not common in home theater anymore) you may have to worry about it.

I would be more confident if you provided model numbers to confirm the above analysis. Profile e-mail me with the details.

Answer 2

Power is a very complicated topic so you are not alone in being confused.

If a subwoofer has it's own AC power cord and claims "300 Watts" - this means the subwoofer has it's own amp and the amp puts out it's own 300 watts.

In general - you cannot have too-much power in a receiver. And one of the funny things about power is that blowing up a speaker is because the receiver does not have enough power.

Look for a receiver that delivers 80-100 watts per channel. Since you surround yourself with a ring of speakers - this is pleanty of power for a great HT experience.

Answer 3

yes 500 watts is total power for the receiver split between channels I'm assuming this is an active (powered) sub. if so hook it to the sub low level out on the receiver to the low level input on the sub amp. if its passive them you need an amp for the sub

Answer 4

You can hook a 1000 watt reciever just don't turn it up too loud cause your gonna blow your speakers

Answer 5

as long as the ohms match and u use rms ratings not claimed ratings its possible with adjustments to the gains