Powered to Passive? Mixer Change Over
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    Default Powered to Passive? Mixer Change Over

    Well im new to this forum but i still hope to find help from someone who may have had this idea before and if it proved successful or not, basically i have a powered mixer but have misplaced the power supply and unable to find the replacement on favoured sites i.e. ebay etc... i am looking to find out if i would be able to change a powered mixer to a passive mixer and obviously the mixer output would be amplified using a Power Amp so there would be no reason to have it powered, in my theory anyway, any help or directions to help would be greatly appreciated.

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    You are just replacing the mixer correct ?

    If so, yes, just run your New Mixer > Amplifier > Speakers instead of using the Power Mixers' outputs.

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    I should have said, i do not have the power supply for the mixer this is why i want to change it, but i still wanted to know if it would work.

    Also it would be

    Source(mp3/laptop/etc...) > Mixer > Amp > Speakers

    i was thinking of just being as simple to bypass the power switch, but i have been told i cannot do what i want as it is a DJ mixer.

    if it helps the mixer is Numark DM 1001 EX

    http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/produc...ex-chrome.html

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    You would be better off contacting the manufacturer and getting maybe 2 of the power supply, unless the amp in the mixer is not worth the hassle getting working.

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    Default Mixer

    i did post the name and make of the mixer as Numark DM1001EX but the forum decided not to post it.

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    Nope, unfortunately for your mixer to work, you will need power running to your mixer. Best to contact the manufacturer like Jeff suggested.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dripstep View Post
    Nope, unfortunately for your mixer to work, you will need power running to your mixer. Best to contact the manufacturer like Jeff suggested.
    I was going to reply with something similar due to the way the post is written. But I think he means Powered Desk, as in with a Amplifier Built in, as opposed to running a mixer without any power source.

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