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Posted by JohnSmith on Jun-09-2002 19:09:

Monitor amp, and main amp

Okay, i am throwing a party this weekend. i have a 400W kenwood home stereo which pumps out the tunes pretty good.

i also have a sony 500W hometheatre amp.

both amps have 2 matching speakers, 8 ohms.

what i would like to do, is use the sony amp as a monitor, to put beside the DJ so he can hear what is going on with no distortion or delay.

then i can leave my kenwoods where they are for people to hear the sound.

so.. question is, how do i hook this up?

I have a vestax PCV275, it has outputs for master only, no record or zone output.

it does have 2 master outs, one is RCA (which i am using) and the other is balanced XLRs.

do i need to output from the mixer to do this? because i don't have XLR inputs on the sony.

I have it hooked up right now, with a CD playing, into the CD input on the kenwood.

then i did something, which is working, but i am scared about. i hooked the headphone output of the kenwood, to the line in on the sony. it seems to be working, but i am worried of blowing the inputs on the sony, because the headphone input does have some amplification.

the sony also has a tape out, which should allow me to output that at line level to the kenwood. i tried, and it didn't seem to work though.

the kenwood has a section marked adaptor, where it has 2 RCA pairs for in and out, i assume this is for a preamp or poweramp.

BUT, they are covered over with bridge plugs right now. if i take out the plugs the sound stops.

so, what do i do?

Posted by Tony Morello on Jun-09-2002 21:06:

if you have 2 master outs, then get a couple RCA to XLR adapters, just make sure you have the right ends

Posted by JohnSmith on Jun-09-2002 22:58:

yeah, that is what i was thinking.

i wasn't sure if they were the same though. in fact, i'm not sure i even called them the right name.

they are outs like guitar patch cords, that is XLR right?

not like the big round ones with 4 pins for microphones with 4 pins or something.

anyway, that requires research, a cab ride, and money.

the way i have it now, is working, i just want to know if it will damage my system to have it like this.

headphone out into line in? is that OK?

Posted by Tony Morello on Jun-10-2002 23:38:

i shouldn't see a reason why it would harm anything

and the plug you're probably thinking of then is a TRS (tip, ring sleeve) plug, or more commanly known as a 1/4" plug

and once again, it's just a matter of going to your local electronics shop and picking up an adapter

talk to the salesmen, they should know what they are talking about

Posted by JohnSmith on Jun-10-2002 23:54:

ah yes TRS or 1/4" i knew that duh..

i picked up some really good RCAs, now i just need an adaptor cable to hook it all up.