Firebox question
Hey all and knowing, hahahah
If I purchased a Firebox by Presonus, are there any other cables or accessories that I would have to buy in order to install and use this soundcard? I have a macbook with a 400 firewire port and my speakers are Bose with RCA ends.
Rca to 1/4" plugs/adaptor? Assuming you connect to the bose via rca.
No the only 1/4" I have is my headphone adapter. My speakers have RCA plugs on the end. I do see on the Firebox that there are no RCA male or female plugs. I know that on the Numark for instance the connections are all RCA and on the Firebox they seem to be all 1/4".
No the only 1/4" I have is my headphone adapter. My speakers have RCA plugs on the end. I do see on the Firebox that there are no RCA male or female plugs. I know that on the Numark for instance the connections are all RCA and on the Firebox they seem to be all 1/4".
I just know that I have to order a preamp or soundcard or interface or whatever you wanna call it.
The Firebox is an external sound card, and you are right, the outputs are 1/4" female connectors, so to connect your speakers you would need rca feamle to 1/4" male adapters. If your speakers are powered, I don’t think you would need anything else, if they are not, you would need an amplifier.
cool, however I’m using balanced 1/4" lead- can this be used with an RCA adaptor - which i believe is unbalanced???
Await your reply.
Thanks
G.
Re: Firebox question
should still work. “balanced” just means “grounded” really.
cool - that’ll save me some cash.
i was always told “balanced to balanced” and “unablanced to unbalanced”???
its just to connect my firewire box to a DJ mixer (RCA inputs)
well since they make things like this:
i’d assume it would be fine.
I pretty sure that you can go balanced to unbalanced without problem… it’s just that you’ll loose the pros of balanced signal
This cable is not balanced.. the 1/4" is TS, so unbalanced…
But anyway you can use them without problems… 
Tell me I didnt screw up. I just received my Firebox today and my 1/4" adapter should be here tomorrow. Looking at the back of the unit I noticed a 1 left out and a 2 right out on the main output section. Please tell me that is not for a left and right speaker input each to make it a stereo pair. I hope I dont need a 1/4" MONO TO female RCA for each jack to make it a stereo output. I ordered a stereo 1/4" to l/r RCA cable or a “Y” cable I have a funny feeling that I ordered the wrong part. I think my VCI100 should be here tomorrow.
if you have 2 jacks on each side of the cable, you didn’t screw up.
so I need a 1/4" male mono to RCA female for both sides, which I didnt buy. I only ordered one mal stereo 1/4" to 2 female. So Im gonna actually have music coming out mono if both speakers are attached on one channel only…DAMN! I WISH I COULD GET THINGS RIGHT!!!
I was just gonna buy an Audio DJ4 which I should have. But I wanted to take advantage of the firewire port on my mac and free up my USB port for my controller.
You need this:
If your mixing externally you need 2 of those.
Dont sweat it. You have bought the best soundcard you will ever own..!
dude no worries, firebox is a hell of a card.
yeah, i got the the splitter but it dosent work in Stereo. all the outputs at the back are MONO. This meaning you have to get 2 jack to Phono (RCA) cables i.e. 1 for left (output 1) and the other for right (output 2).
The only stereo output on this card is the headfone socket!!!
correct they are mono, a person needs a cord like karlos posted
I dunno, word is a lot of Fireboxes will be found at firesales when the FireStudio Mobile gets better known 
whats the difference between the firestudio and firebox?? the out’s on the back have been changed to Line In’s, anything else major?
other than that not much of a difference?? better lay out out on the front though for sure
I got my firebox in June 09 for £150 so i cant grumble! 