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Minimal DJ/mixing set-up

post #1 of 5
2/17/11 at 2:16am
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I need some tips on the hardware for small scale 50 person events, and would appreciate some help. I've been thinking of the following in conjunction with my present equipment

I have:
- Compaq 620 (running either Windows XP or 7 depends which works better)
- FiiO E7 and Realtek AC'97
- AKG K 272 HD + Audio Pro Addon One monitors for practicing

What I'm going to get started with:

- Hercules DJ Control MP3 E2 - 79€
- The Box RA10 10" Coaxial active speakers - 268€ a pair. For starters I'm going to hook them up to the FiiO E7 with a ghetto 3.5mm to L/R mono 6.3mm cable.

 

1. Do I need a mixer when all I have is a digital USB DJ'ing interface, two sound cards other for speakers other for headphones, and a 3.5mm microphone going to the computer?

2. XP or 7?
Any thoughts?

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post #2 of 5
2/17/11 at 4:18am

The fiio E7 is not made to power speakers, i found even connecting it to my multimedia speakers there wasn't enough power, you need at least 2vrms , i'd recommend you get a udac2 that has volume controlable rca outputs, you don't really need a mixer , use your pc's built-in card for your headphones & mic , and run the speakers from a external dac.

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post #3 of 5
2/17/11 at 7:17am
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In case you missed it, the speakers are active speakers, it'd be nothing short of asinine trying to actually "power" a ten inch woofer with a portable headphone amplifier. From what I've tested PMP's and other low power devices do work directly with active monitors and PA-speakers without a pre-amp or a mixer.

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post #4 of 5
2/17/11 at 7:38am

I know there active but powering them out of a week headphone amp still isn't a good idea, my edifier S730 sounded underpowered connected to the E7's headphone out it was designed for headphones not active speakers, you need something with a proper lineout that will output atleast 2vrms, also using a balanced to unbalanced cable you further loose volume ideally you should get something like the emu 404 and connect 6.3mm balanced to 6.3mm balanced.

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post #5 of 5
2/17/11 at 8:10am
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What about running the FiiO E7 through a mixer with balanced stereo output? I don't know if that's essentially "balanced" but atleast you'd have the mixer handling the signal properly to the speakers.

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