Adding a sub to my amp/passive speaker setup

Hi, Colin!

The “new post” form is at the bottom of each forum, you’ll get better, more focused responses if you use that when you have a distinct question, though there are certainly times where you should use an existing post, such as when you are expanding on an existing conversation… but, usually when we see this, it’s because the “new post” form is impossible to find.

Hope this helps!

– d

And now that it’s moved to the correct forum (it’s Digital DJ Gear not DJ Booth 🙂 ), to the task of answering the OP.

If you buy an active sub that has a built-in cross-over and stereo input and high-pass outputs it’s relatively simple:

Mixer with two balanced signal cables to the inputs of the active sub.
High-pass outputs from the active sub to the amp with balanced signal cable.
Amp to passive top speakers with SpeakOn cable.

Any other way to set it up is a waste of time, money or both imho (like getting a seperate cross-over and another amp/passive sub combo for example).

You can not feed a SpeakOn cable into an active speaker (the connector isn’t even there). SpeakOn carries a sound signal already amplified from an amp to a passive speaker. You use a (preferably balanced cable) to bring a signal from mixer or controller to your active speaker. That has the amp built-in.

The help is, as I said, appreciated and I didn’t want to be rude and just delete your helpful comment to the OP 😀