Subwoofer output from wiim ultra or denon 4300

[wad]

I have a denon 4300 receiver & am using it in a 2.1 setup. I have the wiim connected using RCA cables from the WiiM Ultra's Line-Out to an analog input (e.g., CD, Aux, Media) on my denon AVR. My question is about my subwoofer which is a svs sb3000. Should the sub be connected to the wiim sub output or the denon sub output?
Thanks

 

[wad]

That is why you have too much bass.

If the sub is connected to your Ultra, then you need to use the Ultra volume control, and not have the volume fixed.

If you don’t want to do this for some reason, then you should connect your sub to the Denon receiver.

ok I have turned off the fixed volume off. That is better. Also setting at 50% was much better. I will need to decide which I prefer. Thanks everyone for their input

 

[Burnside]

Does that mean that you have your Ultra volume fixed to 80%, and that you use your Denon receiver to control your volume?

Contrary to the advice given in the first response I.e. connect the sub to the device that controls the overall system volume...

 

[QuarryHunslet]

Contrary to the advice given in the first response I.e. connect the sub to the device that controls the overall system volume...

Yes, you gave the correct advice in post #2, but it seems to have been ignored.

 

[wad]

Yes, you gave the correct advice in post #2, but it seems to have been ignored.

Not ignored at all but my denon sub output is very low base compared to wiim output. I am going to try & figure out why because I do prefer the sub connection to the denon.

 

[hgo58]

Not ignored at all but my denon sub output is very low base compared to wiim output. I am going to try & figure out why because I do prefer the sub connection to the denon.

What I think you are missing to understand is that the volume of the subwoofer output of the WiiM is following the WiiM main volume control. So, as already pointed out, always connect a subwoofer to the box that control the volume, else it will not match your main speakers.

 

[wad]

Ok that makes sense but why does the ultra have a sub out connection?

 

[Burnside]

Ok that makes sense but why does the ultra have a sub out connection?

You could be feeding a power amp, or you're happy to set your amp at a fixed volume and let the Ultra run the show

 

[hgo58]

Ok that makes sense but why does the ultra have a sub out connection?

Because the WiiM Ultra can then control the crossover, EQ and RoomFit (room correction) of the Sub, and match it to the main output settings.