JBL GTS100X Owner's Manual page 31

System 2B
Add a Subwoofer (Passive)
Front Outputs
Use the GTS100x in
Simultaneous Stereo +
Mono mode to drive main
speakers with subwoofers.
A passive crossover is
needed for this, as
described on page 22.
Next Step:
Add a second GTS100x to
Front
Speakers
power subwoofers and
main speakers individually L– L+
(see system 3).
– + –
System 3
Add a Second GTS100x
Front Outputs
Get more power and system
GTS100x
control by adding a second
GTS100x to power the
main speakers and
subwoofers individually.
Use the built-in crossover
to high-pass the front
Front Satellite
speakers and low-pass
Speakers
the subwoofers.
L– L+
– + –
Next Step:
Add power to the Rear
Full-Range Speakers.
Note: For non-fading bass, also connect the rear-channel head unit
speaker output to the speaker level input of the subwoofer GTS100x.
Rear Outputs
GTS100x
Rear
Full-Range
Speakers
L– L+ R– R+
R– R+ + –
+ – + –
Subwoofer
Rear Outputs
Preamp output to preamp input
GTS100x
Rear
Full-Range
Speakers
L– L+ R– R+
R– R+ – +
+ – + –
1 or 2
Subwoofers
System 4
Add Power to the Rear
Add an amp for the rear
speakers for higher volume
capability and more control.
Next Step:
Add more subwoofer power.
L– L+
+
–
System 5
Add a Second
Subwoofer Amplifier Front Outputs
For the ultimate in
bass output, add a GTS100x
second subwoofer
amplifier for a total
system power of
340 watts RMS!
Note the cross-
linking of preamp
Front Satellite
Speakers
inputs for the two
L– L+
subwoofer amplifiers
– + –
to provide
+
non-fading bass.
Next Step:
Add additional amplifiers in bridge-mode to the front and rear main speakers.
Then add electronic crossovers and biamp front and rear speakers.
Front Outputs
Preamp output to preamp input
GTS100x GTS100x
Front Satellite
Speakers
R– R+ – + L– L+
+ – + –
1 or 2
Subwoofers
Preamp output to preamp input
GTS100x GTS100x
Subwoofers
R– R+ – + – +
+
Rear Outputs
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GTS100x
Rear Satellite
Speakers
R– R+
+ – +
Rear Outputs
GTS100x
Rear Satellite
Speakers
L– L+ R– R+
– + – +