First, I'm not a Pyle tech. But back in the day I used to be an audio freak (1970's 4 channel all-the-way!)
* I tried to get the exact specs on your receiver but I suspect it's a non-amplified output. RCA jacks almost never have a high level output. (yes, the old 1940-60's used RCA jacks for speaker high level output. But you have a late model receiver.) Most likely you need a separate amp to power the sub woofer (unless it has it's own power amps.) You may still use another audio amplifier if you have a spare (mono or stereo won't mater as you only use one channel) but be aware that low frequency use way more power than normal frequencies (600 to 3KHz) The low end (50 to 300 Hz) will burn out any speaker and amp as the lower the frequency it's like hooking up a car battery directly to the speaker! If you have an old style vinyl record player that's playing a warped record. watch the speaker flap around to the wave of the record. Need to turn on the 50 Hz cancel out button to prevent speaker blowout!
* This link is still for a powered woofer. It looks like the same PD3000 receiver as yours though I can't be sure:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXEtib5OnGI
* This is an external "Powered" sub woofer (powered amp and additional cross over "filter" to extract just the lower frequencies. The following you tube link is a detailed example of how this type of system works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpSAQDjuWN0
Aloha, ukeboy57
SOURCE: Subwoofer Connection: Speaker wire to Mono RCA
The easiest solution to use your subwoofer is to buy an amp for it. Any old stereo receiver from a garage sale will probably do just fine.
You can even now turn off your subwoofer / adjust the volume easily now!
SOURCE: Rampage BA-100 200W amplified subwoofer
Actually. I don't think you have to wire a remote switch from the radio to the amp on this product. This powered subwoofer supposedly has automatic signal sensing turn-on circuitry. I have the same problem. So I think I'll try to just hook up the power (to the battery), ground and the + / - speaker wires to one of the back speakers in the car and see if that works.
SOURCE: How to connect unpowered subwoofer to receiver with RCA sub out?
In order for this to work, you will need an external amplifier. Your receiver is set up to use a "powered" sub. With only speaker connections on the sub, it is a "passive" sub requiring a separate amp.
Dan
SOURCE: connect powered subwoofer
SOURCE: best hook- up Polk psw10 sub woofer to yamaha rx-v663 receiver
You will not need to y connect your subwoofer, if you have only one RCA sub out on your receiver the other end of the RCA connector cable goes into the left input on most powered subs, there is no loss of signal, the option exist as some receiver do sport a double RCA sub out.
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