What crossover setting should I use with the PB-3000?

Set your speakers to Small with an 80 Hz crossover: the standard starting point for a receiver and subwoofer, whichever subwoofer you use.

How do I connect the PB-3000 to the Cinema 50?

Run a subwoofer cable from the Cinema 50's sub out 1 to the PB-3000's line-level input.

Does the SVS PB-3000 work with the Marantz Cinema 50?

Verdict

Yes

The PB-3000 has a line-level input, and the Cinema 50's 4 subwoofer outputs feed it.

Connection

Line-level

Sub out to its LFE input

Sub outputs

On the Cinema 50

Amplifier

800 W

Built into the PB-3000

How to connect them

Run a subwoofer cable from the Cinema 50's sub out 1 to the PB-3000's line-level input.
Set speakers to Small with an 80 Hz crossover.
Run Audyssey MultEQ XT32 with its microphone at your seat.

Plan the PB-3000 and Cinema 50 in your own room.

Draw your room in 3D, place both, and see every connection checked and how loud they play at your seat. Designing is free.

Build it in your room

The specs that decide it

SVS PB-3000

Amplifier: 800 W
Low end: 16 Hz
Inputs: Line
MSRP: $1,500 each (MSRP, September 2026)

All PB-3000 specs and pairings

Marantz Cinema 50

Amplifier channels: 9
Subwoofer outputs: 4
MSRP: $2,800 each (MSRP, September 2026)

All Cinema 50 specs and pairings

Questions about the PB-3000 and Cinema 50

Does the PB-3000 connect to the Cinema 50?: Yes. The PB-3000 has a line-level input, and the Cinema 50's 4 subwoofer outputs feed it.
What crossover setting should I use with the PB-3000?: Set your speakers to Small with an 80 Hz crossover: the standard starting point for a receiver and subwoofer, whichever subwoofer you use.
How do I connect the PB-3000 to the Cinema 50?: Run a subwoofer cable from the Cinema 50's sub out 1 to the PB-3000's line-level input.

Swap one of them

SVS PB-3000 + Denon AVR-X3800HConnects
SVS PB-3000 + Marantz Cinema 70sConnects
SVS SB-2000 Pro + Marantz Cinema 50Connects

References

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