can you connect powered speakers (and what wattage) along with non powered speakers together? Will using both kinds of speakers damage unit?
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You should be able to, call yamaha and ask them for sure, or visit http://www.americanmusical.com/content--name-Contact-Us That is where I bought my yamaha equipment from, call them to find out for sure
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Hi, you can connect your non-powered speakers at the back of the mixer and at the same time you can connect your powered speakers by the "Main Out" ports at the front bottom right of the mixer. Have your sound at levels where the speakers do not distort.Ideally you should refer to the Yamaha 512 Owner's Manual online (page 33)
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You should be able to, call yamaha and ask them for sure, or visit http://www.americanmusical.com/content--name-Contact-UsThat is where I bought my yamaha equipment from, call them to find out for sure
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Kevin,I do not believe so. The system is powered through a small desk top device with a wireless sub. I fear you may "blow up" your speakers if you try adding an amplifier. This is an expensive but great 3-piece system. I like the fact it powers off automatically when TV or computer is shut down.
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Baig, thanks for the thought on the speakers. I'm using a brand new Onkyo 7.1ch home theater set rated 130W per channel. On top of that, I've swapped in my old Polk Audio speakers for the fronts, which are rated 150W each. So power is not the issue!
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call def tech technical service--free---they will discuss anything you want to know--will help match power supply etc to your speakers. you'll be glad you talked to them. informative. happy listening--fantastic speakers--
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Some incorrect answers here. These are not powered speakers, so they do not connect to line voltage or any power supply. They connect only to an external amplifier via speaker wire. Whatever amp you use is what will need to match the voltage you have.
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Just as long as your sub and speakers watts/rms all adds up to about 300, you should be good. Bridge the sub to get more oomph. But this can have your speakers with less power. You don't want to overload your amp. IMHO, get a mono amp that will power your sub and leave this 300w amp for your other speakers. It's what I did.
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Depends. What are the required watts for the speakers you are hooking up? The 120 is peak, so you don't want speakers that require more than that to work.
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You could use one amplifier per speaker, but it won't be any better than plugging both speakers into one amplifier - it's 15 watts per channel, not 30 watts wherever, so leaving one side disconnected doesn't gain you anything on the other side. You also can't connect them together. That really shouldn't matter much, though. You don't actually have to run 30 watt speakers from a 30 watt amplifier - I've had this little amp hooked up to a pair of 100-watt speakers and it was just fine. You can't run the speakers to their maximum volume, but they run just fine at normal volumes. Remember, noise and power aren't linear, so 15 watts isn't half as loud as 30 watts. In fact, a mere 3 watts is half as loud as 30! 15 watts is enough to get your speakers fairly loud.
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You can use powered speakers but MAKE SURE YOU USE THE UNPOWERED MAIN OUTPUTS. If you don't you could blow your speakers. The powered outputs are the speakon cable outputs on the back. On the top right if the board you will see main out left and right. Those outputs are unpowered and able to work with powered speakers. You are safe to run powered speakers out if any output except for the speakon cable outputs on the back. You will need 1/4 inch cable...not xlr.
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I answered 'yes' by mistake - it is not necessary, so there is no confusion. The speakers are self powered, you simply need to plug them in from the speaker with the power cord to a 110 outlet.
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These speakers are powered. As long as you have a standard line level audio out it should work. These speakers have a 1/4" phono jack and an XLR jack for inputs. A standard 1/4" male to male cable should plug the two together.
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Speaker needs same ratings or it might damage unit or speaker . 4 ohm 8 ohm or 16 ohm and wattage ratings need to be within ratings for both , polarity also should be checked
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You will need a seperate amplifier. This boosts the signal depending on how you set the channel outputs, but it is not made to power speakers by itself.
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I have the same question and there isn't a clear answer with rationale. Can anyone chime in on this? My speakers are not USB powered. They have a dedicated power supply.
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You can use a sub-woofer in conjunction with this pair of speakers, but not without a receiver. There is no port that would allow you to directly link the two. Further, the speakers are not powered (they're passive) and require a power source (receiver) to function.
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Hi Eric I use powered speakers as i was told i couldnt mix powered with passive speakers. Though i have seen a link on youtube explaing how you can use both using a sound filter check it out i dont have the link. But i use powered speakers and powered bass bin. Sorry i couldnt help. Thanks from Barry.
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what about speakers with 150-watt maximum input power? I'm a novice at this stuff.