Can I add powered sub to home theater in a box?

Question

I have a cheap 850 watt sony home theater system and want more bass

Answer 1

First of all, 850 watts is nothing to shrug off. As for your question, no. You cannot add a sub the way you would on a normal home theater. What you could do is get a sub with front right and left inputs and run it with the speaker wire which is coming from the receiver. Doing this is bad though because you are sending an amplified signal to an amplifier and you could bun it all out. If you wanted good sound, you should have decided on a home theater to begin with as opposed to a H.T.I.B. Sorry.

Answer 2

It depends if it has a proprietary connection. Look on the back of the receiver/amp. Is there a preout or a separate sub out? if so you can run an RCA cable from it to your powered amp. If there isn't then you may need more equipment to adapt whatever connections there are on the back to the inputs of the powered sub. Recommend a powered amp with a built in cross-over.

Answer 3

Yes, you can easily do this if you get a decent sub with the proper ins and outs. I just took posession of a brand new Outlaw Audio sub (LFM-1 EX). It rocks the house !