No center channel or sub on reciever

[Sprankton]

Had a used Pioneer receiver that worked well for few years and then recently the audio starting going mute randomly. Only way to fix it was to change inputs or reboot. Bought a used Yamaha that was a bit newer and hooked up the speaker wire (after converting the FR and FL channels to banana plugs and converted the sub to a male plug). The FL FR RR RL channels all work but for some reason the center channel and the sub do not. Now in the settings the sub was turned off so i changed that but still no sound. the center hookup and regular speaker wire to the spring clips and no sound either. Any advice on how to get this working?

Here is a pic of the sub converter i bought.

[Pasi123]

For the sub I'd recommend checking the speaker size settings. On my Yamaha receiver for some reason the sub was on only when the main speakers were set to small, medium or large (I don't remember which).

[Sprankton]

So the center channel started working on its on. Sub still isnt working. I got a new adapter that is meant for speaker wire (apparently that one in my original post wasnt). Its black/red with spring clips and a RCA plug. Settings seem right to me. BTW my receiver is a Yamaha RX V367

[circeseye]

29 minutes ago, Sprankton said:

So the center channel started working on its on. Sub still isnt working. I got a new adapter that is meant for speaker wire (apparently that one in my original post wasnt). Its black/red with spring clips and a RCA plug. Settings seem right to me. BTW my receiver is a Yamaha RX V367

if your sub still doesnt work the speaker setting need to be set to small.

[Sprankton]

7 minutes ago, circeseye said:

if your sub still doesnt work the speaker setting need to be set to small.

it is

[Sprankton]

something else weird. On my Roku there is audio for the Netflix previews (when you are browsing in the app and the previews auto play) but once you actually start the movie there is no audio at all..... wtf!

[Sprankton]

30 minutes ago, Sprankton said:

something else weird. On my Roku there is audio for the Netflix previews (when you are browsing in the app and the previews auto play) but once you actually start the movie there is no audio at all..... wtf!

nevermind thats the roku acting up

[circeseye]

can you post a pic of the back of sub to see the connections?

the receiver is a low power connection (rca) for the sub output

if your sub doesnt have a low power rca input then it wont work.

 

[Sprankton]

15 hours ago, circeseye said:

can you post a pic of the back of sub to see the connections?

the receiver is a low power connection (rca) for the sub output

if your sub doesnt have a low power rca input then it wont work.

 

its just speaker wire on the back of the sub. I can take a pic later still if you want

[circeseye]

6 hours ago, Sprankton said:

its just speaker wire on the back of the sub. I can take a pic later still if you want

oohhh so its not a powered sub?

then no... sub settings in that receiver will not work.

actually sub wont work because you will have to pull from the fronts so sub will get full sound and sound like crap

you need a amp just for the sub to use the receivers sub feature

what you need is something like this (this is a example)

https://www.amazon.com/Acoustic-Audio-WS1005-Subwoofer-Amplifier/dp/B00VF5TY7E/ref=sr_1_10?dchild=1&keywords=external+sub+amp&qid=1610609844&sr=8-10

 

im guessing that sub came from a all in one system where the receiver itself powered the sub

 

so you either get a external amp or replace your unpowered sub with a powered one like this (again example)

https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-NS-SW100BL-Powered-Subwoofer-Black/dp/B06XRB1JZS/ref=sxin_9?ascsubtag=amzn1.osa.28f01d05-f736-4c57-a16c-3f8c8de150b6.ATVPDKIKX0DER.en_US&creativeASIN=B06XRB1JZS&cv_ct_cx=sub&cv_ct_id=amzn1.osa.28f01d05-f736-4c57-a16c-3f8c8de150b6.ATVPDKIKX0DER.en_US&cv_ct_pg=search&cv_ct_we=asin&cv_ct_wn=osp-single-source-earns-comm&dchild=1&keywords=sub&linkCode=oas&pd_rd_i=B06XRB1JZS&pd_rd_r=d84d3b13-5fd1-40be-90a4-e6385c038d12&pd_rd_w=hgoc6&pd_rd_wg=E2wu0&pf_rd_p=f3b5998c-f375-43c3-8b6f-7e234416634e&pf_rd_r=M04QB0G249YNZEGBWRKZ&qid=1610610217&sr=1-3-64f3a41a-73ca-403a-923c-8152c45485fe&tag=pcmagcontent-20

[Sprankton]

On 1/14/2021 at 2:39 AM, circeseye said:

oohhh so its not a powered sub?

then no... sub settings in that receiver will not work.

actually sub wont work because you will have to pull from the fronts so sub will get full sound and sound like crap

you need a amp just for the sub to use the receivers sub feature

what you need is something like this (this is a example)

https://www.amazon.com/Acoustic-Audio-WS1005-Subwoofer-Amplifier/dp/B00VF5TY7E/ref=sr_1_10?dchild=1&keywords=external+sub+amp&qid=1610609844&sr=8-10

 

im guessing that sub came from a all in one system where the receiver itself powered the sub

 

so you either get a external amp or replace your unpowered sub with a powered one like this (again example)

https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-NS-SW100BL-Powered-Subwoofer-Black/dp/B06XRB1JZS/ref=sxin_9?ascsubtag=amzn1.osa.28f01d05-f736-4c57-a16c-3f8c8de150b6.ATVPDKIKX0DER.en_US&creativeASIN=B06XRB1JZS&cv_ct_cx=sub&cv_ct_id=amzn1.osa.28f01d05-f736-4c57-a16c-3f8c8de150b6.ATVPDKIKX0DER.en_US&cv_ct_pg=search&cv_ct_we=asin&cv_ct_wn=osp-single-source-earns-comm&dchild=1&keywords=sub&linkCode=oas&pd_rd_i=B06XRB1JZS&pd_rd_r=d84d3b13-5fd1-40be-90a4-e6385c038d12&pd_rd_w=hgoc6&pd_rd_wg=E2wu0&pf_rd_p=f3b5998c-f375-43c3-8b6f-7e234416634e&pf_rd_r=M04QB0G249YNZEGBWRKZ&qid=1610610217&sr=1-3-64f3a41a-73ca-403a-923c-8152c45485fe&tag=pcmagcontent-20

Ok thanks but im not doing that and i cant afford to get more things. I hooked my old Pioneer back up and everything is working great like it used to. It still goes mute on its own but switching inputs brings it right back. Doesnt seem to do it as much. I am going to try dusting it out, reset factory settings, and make sure there is no exposed speaker wires. Dont know what to do with this Yamaha i wasted $100 on now tho...