Xone k2 low volume in club pa setup problem!!!

[Deksel]

Oh wow, you're right, the brochure says it's maximum +6dBu. That surprises me. The first A&H support dude I e-mailed told me it's -12 dBU, which confirmed what my local dealer told me. The second A&H support contact said it was -10 dBu. Maybe they changed the audio cards on later models to play louder?

[makar1]

That's a pretty awful output if true, and less than 10% of the Traktor Audio 2's maximum.

[MrPopinjay]

What does the Audio2 output?

[makar1]

Specs on the website are +9.6 dBu.

[Deksel]

Here's a quote from the first e-mail, which seems quite certain.

"The K2 implements unbalanced RCA and 3.5mm connections for audio. Output is at -10dBu (this equates to nominal 'consumer' level signal outputs).
If you connect the outputs to an analogue mixer, using the LINE level inputs should also enable you to adjust the input GAIN on the mixer to achieve suitable level for mixing with other DJ type inputs (CDJs, PHONO, etc), but ensure that gain settings in software are also configured to use the full range of the application's output (before clipping)."

[makar1]

-10dBV is "consumer level" so the K2 is even lower than that (-10dBu = -12.2 dBV)

[Deksel]

-10dBV is "consumer level" so the K2 is even lower than that (-10dBu = -12.2 dBV)

Was afraid the conversation would be going in this direction. I know decibel is a logaritmical scale, end that's the limit of my capabilities. Anything beyond that and I'll look at you sheepishly and pretend I understand what you're saying.

Not to sure the support employee is aware there is a difference between dBu and dBV (or was it dBv?)

[makar1]

You can use this calculator to convert between the different scales without having to worry about what they mean. I'm surprised they put a consumer-level sound card there in the 1st place.

[deevey]

I'm surprised they put a consumer-level sound card there in the 1st place.

I'd imagine that they had to sacrifice the power of the audio output signal in order to power all the lights and allow the daisy chaining of more than one unit via x:link

[Deksel]

I'd imagine that they had to sacrifice the power of the audio output signal in order to power all the lights and allow the daisy chaining of more than one unit via x:link

Ah yes, that sounds logical. Kind of pissed me of I had to drag the power adaptor for the Reloop contour, but with 5 very loud stereo channels, that makes a lot of sense.