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Thread: Do i need a reciever? |
    
New member Username: Viperdv2k4
Post Number: 1
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 07:59 pm: |
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hey im trying to hook up my electronic keyboard to 2 speakers that i have. The only inputs i have on the speakers are 2 holes, positive and negative. My brother hooks up these speakers tolisten to music etc using a reciever and copper wire. im wondering if i can directly connect the keyboard's 1/4 instrument jack directly into the speakers using some sort of converter without using an AV receiver?
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Silver Member Username: Daniel_canada
Canada
Post Number: 215
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 04:17 pm: |
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You need a receiver. You need to run fron the 1/4" on your KB to a pair of the RCAs on the back of the receiver. You can get a 1/4" to RCA anywhere. |
New member Username: Viperdv2k4
Post Number: 2
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 04:20 pm: |
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oh.. i know u can get a 1/4 to rca, but didnt want to pay so much money for a reciever. are there any cheap crappy recievers that i can buy? i will only be using it to connect my keyboard, so it doenst need any options such as surround sound etc.. or even radio.. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 4694
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 04:27 pm: |
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A cheap crappy receiver would be a panasonic xr55. |
New member Username: Viperdv2k4
Post Number: 3
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 04:50 pm: |
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well i dont mean necessairly crappy, just very cheap. theres no way to connect without a reciever? |
Silver Member Username: Daniel_canada
Canada
Post Number: 217
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 05:08 pm: |
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You need the power of the receiver to make any sound, you might get some sort of chicken scratch with a direct hook up. You NEED a receiver/amp, look at a local music store, they might have something used. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 4696
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 05:10 pm: |
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Not without buying a bunch of stuff that equals a receiver.
Your brother won't help?
Did you tell mom? |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 4697
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 05:13 pm: |
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If the GD edit worked, I would have dropped that last post for being snarky.
But not the one about the Panasonic receiver. |
New member Username: Viperdv2k4
Post Number: 4
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 08:02 pm: |
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hmmm... i have a keyboard amplifier that i can use Stereo out to output the sound. Is there anything that converts the stereo out plug (looks like this http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/902801/2/istockphoto_902801_m icrophone_cable.jpg)
to the speaker wire? |
Silver Member Username: Daniel_canada
Canada
Post Number: 221
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 02:08 pm: |
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Keyboard amplifier? Does it not have speak0r outputs of some sort? |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 11667
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 05:18 pm: |
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You need to go to a music supply store and get an amplifier for musical instruments, makes it easier to use the proper jacks that you currently have. Just say "no" frankenstein set-ups. Connecting directly to the speakers will not work unless your keyboard has an onboard amplifier for external speakers. |
Silver Member Username: Daniel_canada
Canada
Post Number: 223
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 05:49 pm: |
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Yeah, what Berny said. |
Bronze Member Username: Serniter
Piscataway,
New Jersey
USA
Post Number: 95
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 06:11 pm: |
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How about the T-amp? Not very expensive...
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=300-952 |
Bronze Member Username: Serniter
Piscataway,
New Jersey
USA
Post Number: 96
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 06:19 pm: |
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More conventional alternatives:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7016481&type=product&productCatego ryId=cat03031&id=1099394773324
http://www.accessories4less.com/cgi-bin/category/StereoReceivers |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 11673
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 10:17 pm: |
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loser holla,
If you have XLR outputs, you may want to try this
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=248-472
and this one you can use straight out of the box
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=248-737 |
New member Username: Viperdv2k4
Post Number: 5
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 12:33 pm: |
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i have a keyboard amplifier, with speakers on it, but the speakers dont sound that great. it can amp the sound from the keyboard and output it via XLR. so is there anything that can convert from XLR to speaker wire? |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 4723
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 12:50 pm: |
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yes. an amplifier.
Behringer comes to mind. |
New member Username: Viperdv2k4
Post Number: 6
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 01:25 pm: |
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i have an amp.. alesis sumo 100 |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 4726
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 01:36 pm: |
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If the amp accepts XLR, then you have a conversion from XLR to speaker wire. |
New member Username: Viperdv2k4
Post Number: 7
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 09:25 am: |
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i coudlnt find a conversion can you link 1?
thanks |
