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Posted by Zack Roth on Feb-02-2004 13:59:

speakers question....

I'm in a dorm room, and can't bring my speaker setup from home. I'm trying to get a decent pair of speakers at a cheap price. I have a question though...do you NEED an amp , or are there such things as speakers that get hooked right up to your mixer.....through RCA cables or something...I was looking at a pair of Numark amplified speakers with RCA connections....will that get connected right into my mixer...or does it need a reciever?

Posted by razzi on Feb-02-2004 16:36:

i would recommend an amp/receiver no matter what.

Posted by ezbeats on Feb-02-2004 17:05:

there are 'powered' monitors or speakers that can plug in directly to your signal, your mixer in this case. so yes, they are out there if you want them.

Posted by Zzyzx on Feb-02-2004 17:13:

For a dorm i would go with powered speakers. The budget will let us know what type you will be able to buy.

Zzyzx

Posted by trancintaiwan on Feb-02-2004 17:24:

i live in a dorm as well, and personally i think its better to get nice speakers for your computer. i have my mixer hooked up to my soudncard and i have a 5.1 Boston system for my computer. the sound is great and its easy to record sets, stream live for internet radio, etc.

Posted by Amphionic on Feb-02-2004 17:24:

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i would recommend an amp/receiver no matter what.

Im not a pro on this subject but why you would amp powered speakers. Are the amps generaly weaker if there included in the speaker? I was curious because I was considering some. Im in a similar situation as zizack, Im just looking for something for my room. Also what about monitors vs regular speakers?

Posted by Zack Roth on Feb-02-2004 18:54:

I don#t have a computer in my room to go through. The cheapest combo with an amp and a speaker is like �215 which is a lot to spend on speakers for a few months. I guess powered speakers are the way to go then.

do I need to buy any special cables or anything....or do RCAs work fine coming out of my mixer to the speakers...thanks