Krk RP5 G2. Something about wires... 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 believe I can find better monitors for the price? (Currently $135.95 per speaker)
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Lena Schirado
21.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by SirReal
Just try to keep your cable runs as short as possible and don't run them parallel to power cables. If you have to cross a power cable do it at a 90 degree angle. But MOST important, have fun and don't get too caught up in "the best way", unless you eventually become and audiophile.
Ok Thanks! I just got them yesterday (right on my birthday too!) and the moment I got them I ripped through the tape and set them up. They sound really good! Something weird happens when I turn the volume down on my A2DJ though. For some reason the left speaker is louder than the right speaker at very low volume levels.
Oh and yeah the switches at the back. lol good exercise. |
Antonetta Wikel
20.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by djproben
offtopic but I am cracking up about the "engineer's stretch-exercise button." Can't stand reaching behind those things each time I want to turn them on or off ... and of course you have to do it twice every time!
You can always hook the speakers to a power strip or conditioner so you only have one switch to throw. I have 2 strips for this, one for line level gear ie cd decks, computer, mixer, turntable run on one leg of power and the other for my amps on a separate leg. |
Tatum Ansaldo
20.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by 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.
totally already said that
Originally Posted by fullenglishpint
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.
@marc, like we said, you'll probably be fine with unbalanced (in this case RCA) for home use. |
Lena Schirado
20.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by 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.
Thank you for clearing that up. What would you suggest then? I'm relatively new to production so I'm not too sure of what I'd need. |
Leeanna Ayla
19.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by 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.
Yep I was believeing about that after I replied, but got busy and forgot to come back and post it. |
Lena Schirado
18.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by fullenglishpint
didn't you get a pair of Jack > RCA splitters with your audio 2?
Yep, but I lost it at a house party once. |
Lena Schirado
18.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by 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.
Originally Posted by fullenglishpint
And no I don't believe you can buy better monitors for the price.
Originally Posted by 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.
Thanks guys! I've decided to use these:
http://store.djranking
s.com/product...s-to-dual-rcaf
and
http://store.djranking
s.com/product...al-rca-cable-3
should work fine right? |
Tatum Ansaldo
18.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by 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.
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. |
Lena Schirado
17.04.2011 | 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 believe I can find better monitors for the price? (Currently $135.95 per speaker)
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Lena Schirado
22.04.2011 | Well for some reason the sound is uneven at low levels (checked panning and volume etc.) so I was believeing it might be because of the 1/4 TRS- RCA splitter I'm using. |
Antonetta Wikel
21.04.2011 | Make sure the level on the back of each speaker is at 0db & start with the HF @ 0db but adjust equally as desired. If that doesn't balance the signal maybe you have your pan adjusted? |
Lena Schirado
21.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by SirReal
Just try to keep your cable runs as short as possible and don't run them parallel to power cables. If you have to cross a power cable do it at a 90 degree angle. But MOST important, have fun and don't get too caught up in "the best way", unless you eventually become and audiophile.
Ok Thanks! I just got them yesterday (right on my birthday too!) and the moment I got them I ripped through the tape and set them up. They sound really good! Something weird happens when I turn the volume down on my A2DJ though. For some reason the left speaker is louder than the right speaker at very low volume levels.
Oh and yeah the switches at the back. lol good exercise. |
Antonetta Wikel
20.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by djproben
offtopic but I am cracking up about the "engineer's stretch-exercise button." Can't stand reaching behind those things each time I want to turn them on or off ... and of course you have to do it twice every time!
You can always hook the speakers to a power strip or conditioner so you only have one switch to throw. I have 2 strips for this, one for line level gear ie cd decks, computer, mixer, turntable run on one leg of power and the other for my amps on a separate leg. |
Danae Dumler
21.04.2011 | offtopic but I am cracking up about the "engineer's stretch-exercise button." Can't stand reaching behind those things each time I want to turn them on or off ... and of course you have to do it twice every time! |
Antonetta Wikel
20.04.2011 | Just try to keep your cable runs as short as possible and don't run them parallel to power cables. If you have to cross a power cable do it at a 90 degree angle. But MOST important, have fun and don't get too caught up in "the best way", unless you eventually become and audiophile. |
Tatum Ansaldo
20.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by 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.
totally already said that
Originally Posted by fullenglishpint
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.
@marc, like we said, you'll probably be fine with unbalanced (in this case RCA) for home use. |
Lena Schirado
20.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by 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.
Thank you for clearing that up. What would you suggest then? I'm relatively new to production so I'm not too sure of what I'd need. |
Leeanna Ayla
19.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by 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.
Yep I was believeing about that after I replied, but got busy and forgot to come back and post it. |
Antonetta Wikel
19.04.2011 | 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. |
Liberty Brodbeck
19.04.2011 | 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. |
Lena Schirado
18.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by fullenglishpint
didn't you get a pair of Jack > RCA splitters with your audio 2?
Yep, but I lost it at a house party once. |
Tatum Ansaldo
18.04.2011 | didn't you get a pair of Jack > RCA splitters with your audio 2? |
Lena Schirado
18.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by 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.
Originally Posted by fullenglishpint
And no I don't believe you can buy better monitors for the price.
Originally Posted by 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.
Thanks guys! I've decided to use these:
http://store.djranking
s.com/product...s-to-dual-rcaf
and
http://store.djranking
s.com/product...al-rca-cable-3
should work fine right? |
Tatum Ansaldo
18.04.2011 | And no I don't believe you can buy better monitors for the price. |
Tatum Ansaldo
18.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by 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.
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. |
Leeanna Ayla
18.04.2011 | 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. |
Brent Dierken
18.04.2011 | 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. |
