well about the amplifier it have many ways to be set but 1 to 1 is best way (1 watt from speaker to 1 watt from the amplifier) regarding to other ways if u set the amplifier to more than the speakers can tolerant u can blew it and if u set the amplifier to be half of the watts i have doubt if the speakers will work at all

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amps just need to have the ohm rating matched with the speaker ohm rating...but not power...you can drive speakers with one watt and not blow the amp as long as you have ohm levels in check...

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Originally posted by spdandpwr wow...who have you guys been talking about for speakers and amps combos....a rating of 1000watts max on a speaker should not be exceeded...in fact, a good rule of thumb is to get an amplifier that provides half the rms rating for power. So 250RMS watt amp for 500watt rms speaker...

In the end it doesn't really matter. It's mostly a matter of personal preference. I prefer to have a stronger amp than speakers. Why, see the text below.

If you prefer crystal clear and maximum performance it's a must to have at least a stronger amp (in Watts) than your speakers can handle. Why? Because an amp distorts the audio signal when it's put up to it's max. If your amp can provide more watts than your speakers can handle it's easy to blow your speakers. So watch the volume. However the audio signal will be of awesome quality at whichever volume you prefer to listen (below the speaker max of course).

If your amp has less power than your speakers can handle something else happens. If you put the amp up to it's max volume the audio signal will distort, the music will be less genuine compared to the original input signal. Normally this at least would not blow up your speakers. BUT amps can behave strangely when pushed to/beyond their limits. In this case an amp could produce huge peaks (especially if it's a cheap design) which could eventually blow your amp & speakers as well..

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Originally posted by spdandpwr wow...who have you guys been talking about for speakers and amps combos....a rating of 1000watts max on a speaker should not be exceeded...in fact, a good rule of thumb is to get an amplifier that provides half the rms rating for power. So 250RMS watt amp for 500watt rms speaker...

Actually its just the opposite. The RMS rating of your amp should be 1.5 - 2 times the rms rating of your speaker. You can get away with less, and i do in my own personal setup. I don't need to play my speakers to the max so I am comfortable using smaller amps. If i was playing out and building a PA, i would go with larger amps. It is alot easier to burn up a voice coil with less power that is distoted and compressed, than it is with good clean power.

allen

Ideally your amp should be stronger than what your speakers are rated at.

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Again, I appreciate all of the responses!

Embarrassingly enough, I did a little trouble shooting with my speakers, and I don't think that they were ever blown, but I had a setting wrong on my receiver- I must have accidentally hit a button or something. After mixing with them today I think they sounded a lot better than they did when I originally thought that I may have busted them.
Regardless, I ordered those Behringer speakers and look forward to hearing them. I'm going to wait awhile to purchase anything more at the moment, but will eventually want to upgrade to a larger more powerful system.

Thanks again

Edit: ** The speakers aren't the problem- it's my echo indigo dj soundcard that is the problem. The reason the speakers sound fine when I'm mixing is that the sound isn't routed through that soundcard. I hope I can get a refund on that soundcard... that thing wasn't cheap.

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I have a pair of Tascam VL-X5's and i love them. They do need to be coupled with a sub but 2x 5in studio monitors + studio sub really sounds sweet in a bedroom set up.

Another amateur question for you guys:

I just received the Behringer Truth 2031A's in the mail today and was hoping to hook them but don't have the required TRS or XLR cables.
1st question is should I go with the TRS or XLR style cable, and where would you recommend purchasing these from? I know I should go with 'balanced' cables, correct? I went to a local Best Buy store and apparently they aren't available there.

Secondly, can I hook these speakers up through my Yamaha receiver, which is powering a couple smaller speakers and a subwoofer? Otherwise, how do I hook these up? I've got the "Master Out" outputs on my DJM600 connected to my Yamaha Receiver.

Thanks again

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Originally posted by Sukhoi29SU Another amateur question for you guys: I just received the Behringer Truth 2031A's in the mail today and was hoping to hook them but don't have the required TRS or XLR cables. 1st question is should I go with the TRS or XLR style cable, and where would you recommend purchasing these from? I know I should go with 'balanced' cables, correct? I went to a local Best Buy store and apparently they aren't available there. Secondly, can I hook these speakers up through my Yamaha receiver, which is powering a couple smaller speakers and a subwoofer? Otherwise, how do I hook these up? I've got the "Master Out" outputs on my DJM600 connected to my Yamaha Receiver. Thanks again

well u need the right cable to hook it up in the mixer soo if the mixer offer to u RCA connection only (most mixers offer for the master/main) and not offer the XLR connection then u need to get "TRS 1/4 << on the speaker to RCA>> on the mixer" cable, otherwise if ur mixer offer XLR then u can get (XLR to XLR) cable.

**chaep mixers don't offer the XLR connection like behringer,most numark mixers,etc....

*** i don't know what is ur yamaha reciever do but if what im think u can get a mutli connection u can connect it to ur mixer which can let u set ur behringer speakers on way and ur yamaha speakers on the other way to make 2 way refrence it's a way, another way i dunno if this reciver can hook the behringer speakers, i mean if it have a connections for that u can see it's back panal if it can provide u more connection...

u have DJM-600 then u have both ways TCR or XLR u can choose as u like...

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Originally posted by Allen Mueller Actually its just the opposite. The RMS rating of your amp should be 1.5 - 2 times the rms rating of your speaker. You can get away with less, and i do in my own personal setup. I don't need to play my speakers to the max so I am comfortable using smaller amps. If i was playing out and building a PA, i would go with larger amps. It is alot easier to burn up a voice coil with less power that is distoted and compressed, than it is with good clean power. allen

yeah, i also grew up w/the philosphy that the amp rating should be double of what the speaker is rated for the best possible sound quality, and to prevent the premature death of drivers because of distortion caused by amps.

like allen said, you don't have to strictly adhere to this rule in a home set up. atleast here in my apt, where the walls are paper thin... my nieghbors definately wouldn't appreciate me matching a 1000watt amp w/some 500watt speakers.

my denon avr-1000 is perfect... actually, i need to get different speakers, because it's actually too much.

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This is the receiver I have. My DJM600 is hooked up to the CD input on the Yamaha receiver via RCA cables from the "Master Out 1" output on the DJM600. I see a "booth monitor" output on the back of the DJM600. Does one cable branch off from there and go to both monitors?

I'm an idiot, sorry.

I'm really hoping that I can continue to power a few speakers (including subwoofer) with the Yamaha receiver while also finding a way to get the Behringers hooked up.

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Originally posted by sr126 atleast here in my apt, where the walls are paper thin... my nieghbors definately wouldn't appreciate me matching a 1000watt amp w/some 500watt speakers.

Ha. I'm also living in an apartment with thin walls. The neighbor below me would frequently send up her kids to tell me to turn the bass down. I tried to only play the music loud when they were gone. Fortunately they recently moved out so I am looking forward to putting these new monitors to good use

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