Best way to connect a powered speaker to a powered sub?

[raeoin]

Hello everyone!

I recently got my Hivi Swans OS-10 for my starting speakers, and now im gradually falling in the Audiophile loop-hole.

I was searching first on how to connect these speakers with an active subwoofer such as the Edifier T5s, which also has crossover.

It led me in thinking to go with two options (bluetooth is a plus!): Note that I am from Southeast Asia and this is converted through PHP or Philippine Pesos.

A Budget (sub-120) beginner preamp/amp/dac with sub-out to connect the subwoofer and the active speakers.
Arylic BP50 with subout (102 USD)

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• has HPF/LPF
• poor output for desktop DAC

Audio Source ➔ Arylic BP50 ➔ HiVi-Swans OS-10 Speakers (Signal Out)/External DAC Edifier T5 Subwoofer (Sub Out)

A Medium (sub-200) DACfor better sound output to connect to the subwoofer

• Fosi Audio K5 Pro (60 USD) - Gaming DAC, with microphone
• TOPPING DX3 PRO+ (150 USD) - higher but if its worth it, i could stretch out a few more dollars, also has bluetooth
• SMSL C200 (160 USD) - dac with bluetooth also

Audio Source ➔ DAC ➔ Edifier T5 Subwoofer (RCA Input/Signal IN) ➔ HiVi-Swans OS-10 Speakers (Signal Out)


I could also go with the 250 USD Wiim AMP but seems a stretch to me and I do not know if I can use it as a Desktop DAC.

Which way is better, would like to also have the option for clearance if I upgrade my speakers soon.

Any recommendations aside from the products I have mentioned are also appreciated.

Thank you so much!

 

[DVDdoug]

an active subwoofer such as the Edifier T5s, which also has crossover.

What I found online it only has a low-pass filter (half of a crossover). Some active subs have a hi-pass output for the main speakers. (That wouldn't work with Bluetooth unless you have a separate Bluetooth receiver... The crossover has to come after the Bluetooth is converted to analog.)

It can work but if you have a subwoofer (and "small" regular speakers) it's best to re-route the bass away from the main speakers.

I don't know if the Arylic unit has a full crossover. (It would need a way to bypass it in case you don't have a subwoofer.)

The most common way of handling a subwoofer is with an AVR (audio video receiver) which will have a full crossover and a line-level subwoofer output (part of "bass management"). But not all AVRs have line-preamp outputs for active main speakers. They are generally designed for passive main & surround speakers.

If your audio source is a computer, a 5.1 channel soundcard can work.

One potential advantage of an AVR (or multi-channel soundcard) is that you get a surround decoder. If you don't have a surround decoder you only get the regular bass and you lose the "point one" LFE channel in movies.

There are also active crossovers. You can get one for around $100 USD but they are normally used in "pro" setups (with live music or in dance clubs, etc.). Three is also something called the miniDSP that a lot of people program to use as a crossover.

and now im gradually falling in the Audiophile loop-hole

If are new to the "hobby" I recommend Audiophoolery and What is a blind ABX test?. The audiophile community is mostly nuts!!! They often imagine that they hear things that they can't really hear in a blind listening tests and they frequently use meaningless words. This is one of the few scientific-rational audio related websites.

 

[raeoin]

What I found online it only has a low-pass filter (half of a crossover). Some active subs have a hi-pass output for the main speakers. (That wouldn't work with Bluetooth unless you have a separate Bluetooth receiver... The crossover has to come after the Bluetooth is converted to analog.)

It can work but if you have a subwoofer (and "small" regular speakers) it's best to re-route the bass away from the main speakers.

I don't know if the Arylic unit has a full crossover. (It would need a way to bypass it in case you don't have a subwoofer.)

The most common way of handling a subwoofer is with an AVR (audio video receiver) which will have a full crossover and a line-level subwoofer output (part of "bass management"). But not all AVRs have line-preamp outputs for active main speakers. They are generally designed for passive main & surround speakers.

If your audio source is a computer, a 5.1 channel soundcard can work.

One potential advantage of an AVR (or multi-channel soundcard) is that you get a surround decoder. If you don't have a surround decoder you only get the regular bass and you lose the "point one" LFE channel in movies.

There are also active crossovers. You can get one for around $100 USD but they are normally used in "pro" setups (with live music or in dance clubs, etc.). Three is also something called the miniDSP that a lot of people program to use as a crossover.


If are new to the "hobby" I recommend Audiophoolery and What is a blind ABX test?. The audiophile community is mostly nuts!!! They often imagine that they hear things that they can't really hear in a blind listening tests and they frequently use meaningless words. This is one of the few scientific-rational audio related websites.

Thank you so much for the insight! So for my setup now, what's the best solution in adding a subwoofer? and also do you recommend getting a desktop dac?