Question on Sond card (Audio2) with KRK monitors

[GPS]

As some of you know, I purchased a pair of KRK monitors when they are on sale. I did this on a "buy first (on insane deal), ask later" moment.

Now they should arrive tomorrow.

Question: How do I hook these up if I have an audio 2 (I have a splitter to make the master out into 2 TRS outs)?

Would i need to upgrade to the Audio 4 for easier use?

Your thoughts?

Thanks!

[dumdidum]

Audio 4 is marginally simpler as you can get two mono RCA cables and be done. Still not worth the upgrade imo.

While the Audio 2 ships with phone plug to stereo RCA cables, these are probably unusable/too short (I'm saying probably since I don't own an Audio 2). I would get a real short 1/4" phone plug (male) to stereo RCA (female) adapter and then two mono RCA cables (male-to-male). If you need the lowest price, I suggest ordering these cables from monoprice.com.

[haze324]

right channel to right speaker
left channel to left speaker

if they have a TRS input then use a single RCA cable coming out of your Audio 2 and buy an RCA to TRS adapter. No splitter needed.

Easy as pie.

[dumdidum]

right channel to right speaker
left channel to left speaker

rly?

if they have a TRS input then use a single RCA cable coming out of your Audio 2 and buy an RCA to TRS adapter. No splitter needed.

Most KRK speakers have separate RCA (unbalanced) and TRS (balanced) inputs. The Audio 2 outputs an unbalanced line-level signal. Hence one should use the unbalanced input of the KRKs to hook up the Audio 2. That's why I like my suggestion better than yours. DJTT's featured a related article some time ago.

[haze324]

i think you advised him to use a 1/4 inch plug to RCA.

1 mono RCA into a RCA to TRS adapter into each speaker.

I'm pretty sure I said the same thing.

I really think splitting hairs on small system makes too little of a difference in sound quality.

[dumdidum]

i think you advised him to use a 1/4 inch plug to RCA.

1 mono RCA into a RCA to TRS adapter into each speaker.

I'm pretty sure I said the same thing.

No, you advised him to use the TRS inputs on the speakers. I advised him to use the RCA inputs on the speakers.

My suggestion amounts to going from unbalanced output --> unbalanced input. Your suggestion amounts to going from unbalanced output --> balanced input.

It is different.

I recommend this article and that article on DJTT.

[GPS]

Soooooooooooo just to clarify The outs are TRS unbalanced.

Question though.

I originally got the splitter to let me broadcast on ustream (1 would go to my speaker (makie TH 15) and the other would go to my audio-in on my mac) however, i still needed to set my output on traktor to mono so it wouldnt sound like hell breaking loose....even though it was split....

your thoughts?

also. Is there a way to manually set my audio 2 to mono/stereo if i want to use it with ableton (thereby letting me use the monitors for ableton)?

[GlobalFlier]

Soooooooooooo just to clarify The outs are TRS unbalanced.

The Audio2 outputs are not TRS in the typical meaning of that term. TRS is used to refer to a balanced connection on a 1/4" jack using the Tip, Ring, and Sleeve.

The Audio2 outputs are 1/4" phone plug stereo.

Get one of these adapters: http://goo.gl/714mQ

And the appropriate length RCA cable: http://goo.gl/dot17
Get one labeled "premium". These are made with shielded coax. They are bonded together but you can easily pull the two cables apart to run one to each speaker.

[GPS]

i got the issue resolved a few hours ago. picked up a trs to 2 mono (black/tip and red/ring) along with some trs to trs to connect to the krks

SOOOO BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[GlobalFlier]

Did you get your KRK's already? Nice. I'm hoping they don't screw up my order.