hi, is this active or passive? can I plug them directly to the computer or do I need an amplifier to power them? I have an 8 channel passive mixer too
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Active.You do NOT need an amplifier.The amplifier is built into the speakers and each speaker needs power and each comes with its own power cordI love the clean sound and works well for near field monitoring.I am NOT a professional in music.
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Active. You do NOT need an amplifier. The amplifier is built into the speakers and each speaker needs power and each comes with its own power cord I love the clean sound and works well for near field monitoring. I am NOT a professional in music.
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I wish one of them were passive and they sold them in pairs. Both are active, meaning 2 power supply.
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They do not plug directly into a computer. I have an audio interface (in my case, an Avid Rack 11), which interfaces with the monitors. I'm sure there are plenty of ways to accomplish an interface, but the monitors do not plug directly into a computer.
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They are just speakers. They don't currently have anything powering them. So the short answer is no. Maybe they could if you added a reciever and hooked your computer to that, but you'd be better off (and will save money) if you go with a powered set made for a computer.
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Not for computer.. They don't have a built I. Amplifier. For home stereo hook up
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Hi, They are Passive wired directly to my JVC receiver. Highly recommend them. Seriously , great sound on my patio. Good Luck.
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Hi Chris, They are good without an amp but are even better with one. I have a fairly inexpensive amp and it works just fine. You will need an adaptor for laptops etc.
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Hello Vectroxe This is a non-powered mixer which just sends an audio signal. wattage is not important as you are not sending power. You will need to send the signal to either a power amp which is creating the power and volume for speakers. Or, you will want to send the audio signal to a powered speaker(s) in order to get volume. You can use an audio mixer like this to mix several audio sources. for example, you can plug in a few microphones, keyboard, guitar, etc. each instrument or mike plugged in can be adjusted separately for volume, tone and effects. the effects on this mixer are excellent and the sound quality is clean and superb especially at this price point.
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These are near field speakers for use with a computer and require a power connection because one of the speaker units contains an amplifier. Audioengine makes a passive speaker similar to the A5+ for bookshelf or surround sound use. These speakers sound great.
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The 1C speakers are passive so they need power to operate. Customer needs to purchase an amplifier.Behringer NU1000DSP iNuke Power Amplifier
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Nope it's 30-something ohm so any source can easily power them. I've plugged them into my android phone, my wife's iPad, and my work computer and all powered them easily. Volume levels were good and sound quality was great. I did get a budget dac amp for my work computer and I'd say there seemed to be the slightest performance increase, but it also could have been my ears getting used to the headphones. So no, an amp is not needed.
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These are passive speakers. They do not have a built in amplifier. You will need a outside amplifier. I am using an older pioneer stereo amplifier to power the speakers.
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These are "passive" monitors, you want "active" if you want to plug them directly into a laptop
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you can use a mixer or a preamp. you should not plug this in directly to speakers
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Your options would be to buy powered speakers or buy an amplifier to drive passive speakers
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No, they are passive, not amplified speakers. They have banana plugs on the back of each speaker for connecting to a home theater type amplifier or audio power amplifier.
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These are not powered speakers. You need an amplifier. So these are definitely not meant to be hooked up to a computer.
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The previous two answers are correct. These are not amplified or powered and require an amplifier. The volume is controlled on the amplified device.
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What Brent said. Or get a audio interface. And connect them via 1/4" trs and USB. If your using these to make music I recommend the interface option as you'll want that for the sound card inside and it takes a load off your computer