hooking the sub up to the receiver help!!!

[AlpineUser 10+ year member]

alright so i got a 15" JBL sub that i put in a box....now i need to hook it up to my unit....the thing is the hookup on the unit is a single rca and then the sub is speaker cables...im not much of a home audio person for that but i can hook it all up and make it sound great lol anyone got any suggestions?

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[adio 5,000+ posts]

get a cheap plate amp

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

get a cheap plate amp

^^^agreed

 

[HellsRise 10+ year member]

partsexpress.com

 

[ndstrctbl 10+ year member]

whats the rms on the sub, and what coils? hopefully its dual 2 because most plate amps are only rated for 4 ohms.

 

[AlpineUser 10+ year member]

well its 8ohms

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Yea your receiver only has a low-level output, so you can hook up an external amp.

As stated, check out partsexpress for an amp