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How do I connect my speaker cable to the back of my sub woofer that only has RCA connections?

I only ran 12ga 2conductor speaker wire to the location of the subwoofer. I can't move the woofer or run coax on the surface. Is there a way to use my cable to run this self powered sub. I have a power outlet so all I need to do is transmit the signal via the speaker cable. Is this possible?

Not really. You should have run a line-level interconnect to the sub's location. Speaker wire is unshielded and will be susceptible to noise; this is especially bad for subwoofers because they will happily and loudly reproduce 60 Hz hum.

Is the speaker wire running through a wall? Maybe you can use it to pull a proper interconnect through the wall.

If you absolutely can't fix the wiring or move the sub, your only choice will be to get a different sub which accepts speaker-level input.

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DVI and HDMI both utilize functions which can deliver signals using the standard red, green and blue colour components. They are both digital, and that means that they are based both on similar specifications. HDMI was in fact derived from the DVI build, and therefore they are very similar in the way that data is processed.

A DVI connection has three main connection types – DVI-D, DVI-A and DVI-I. The first one of these three connections, DVI-D is a digital only connection, the second, DVI-A being analogue only and the third, DVI-I is both analogue and digital. The reason for the differences in these connection types are related to compatibility with different devices, some may function with DVI-D but not with DVI-A and etc.

The HDMI device was released in late 2002 and is similar in its ability to transmit uncompressed digital signals much like the DVI. It is capable of connecting any compatible audio and digital source to another, such as a TV to a game console, a DVD player, PC or set top box. However, the HDMI has one major disadvantage and this includes having multiple versions released each time it is updated, such as version 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3.

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