Krk RP5 G2. Something about wires...

[marc.elektro]

Hey guys!

I'm about to purchase a pair of KRK Rokkit RP5 G2's today but as I was looking at the pictures of the speaker back I was unsure of how I'd hook it up to my NI Audio 2 DJ. What wires would be good to use with these? I'm looking for something that will keep them sounding great. I've attached a picture in case nobody has seen the back.

Thanks!

-Marc.Elektro

P.S. Before I buy it does anybody think I can find better monitors for the price? (Currently $135.95 per speaker)

[dryzero]

I have mine plugged in using the RCA sockets, but I have split RCA coming out of my sound-card.

You should be able to get a jack to split RCA (Phono) cable pretty easily.
Or get a jack to RCA split adapter and then a couple of rca to rcacables.

Just make sure the cable/s is long enough to position your speakers

If I had the choice I would connect with XLRs.

[photojojo]

The best would be either the 1/4" or XLR plugs, I use 1/4". If it's just home use though the RCA's should work fine. They are unbalanced so if the cables run near lots of electronics it could cause interference. You'll need two of either cable and they'll hook up to each side of the splitter that came with the Audio 2.

[fullenglishpint]

The best would be either the 1/4" or XLR plugs, I use 1/4". If it's just home use though the RCA's should work fine. They are unbalanced so if the cables run near lots of electronics it could cause interference. You'll need two of either cable and they'll hook up to each side of the splitter that came with the Audio 2.

This. The Audio 2 outputs unbalanced stereo and you can just use the 1/4" Jack to RCA splitter that came with it and an RCA cable. You'll probably want to peel the RCA cable into its 2 halves (assuming it's a standard one) since one cable will be going into each monitor.

As PJ said it would be better to use balanced XLR or Jacks (I use XLR), but for this you'd need either an external mixer with balanced outputs or a converter and it's not likely to be necessary for home use.

[fullenglishpint]

And no I don't think you can buy better monitors for the price.

[marc.elektro]

The best would be either the 1/4" or XLR plugs, I use 1/4". If it's just home use though the RCA's should work fine. They are unbalanced so if the cables run near lots of electronics it could cause interference. You'll need two of either cable and they'll hook up to each side of the splitter that came with the Audio 2.

And no I don't think you can buy better monitors for the price.

I have mine plugged in using the RCA sockets, but I have split RCA coming out of my sound-card.

You should be able to get a jack to split RCA (Phono) cable pretty easily.
Or get a jack to RCA split adapter and then a couple of rca to rcacables.

Just make sure the cable/s is long enough to position your speakers

If I had the choice I would connect with XLRs.

Thanks guys! I've decided to use these:

http://store.djtechtools.com/product...s-to-dual-rcaf

and

http://store.djtechtools.com/product...al-rca-cable-3

should work fine right?

[fullenglishpint]

didn't you get a pair of Jack > RCA splitters with your audio 2?

[marc.elektro]

didn't you get a pair of Jack > RCA splitters with your audio 2?

Yep, but I lost it at a house party once.

[gabetron]

Get a new one and if you're local to the bay area I can tell you where to get the monitors for 180 for the pair.

[SirReal]

Guys,

Just so you know. RCA to 1/4" TRS doesn't make it balanced. It'll work but techinically it's not balanced. You would need a "matchbox" or some other such product to balance any rca output. RCA by definition is an unbalanced signal and you can't "balance" it with just a cable. A balanced signal is a signal sent over 2 feeds that are flipped in phase, any discrepency between those 2 signals on the input end is sent to ground, thus helping with noise and interference between the output of one piece of gear and the input of the other. Just didn't want the OP to get misinformation. Balanced cabling is always better if you can do it, but not necessary to pass signal.