Hello one and all, apologies if I am not posting in the best place I took an educated guess. I am pretty new to DIY and in the research phase at this point. I’ve been through all kinds of videos and posts for a number of concepts which I am currently digesting and trying to split up logically then look at how they may work together as a whole. I imagine it will take a bit of time and thought before I make proper sense of things.
So I am ‘theoretically planning’ a build with the understanding I don’t have all the pieces yet and may need to re-imagine things. I think at this time where I am at the electrical stuff is likely my biggest obstacle. Input is very welcome!
As of right now I am imagining a setup in which utilizes 2 subs and 2 monitors above. I want them to be capable of connecting to an audio card like a typical studio monitor would be capable of. I’m also looking to minimize cabling and I’m thinking of having the sub be the audio source in, which will send audio signal from the sub up to the monitor. This means each sub would have 2 amps, 1 for the sub, and 1 which sends out to the monitor above. I know other systems send through however at this time I don’t know electrically what is going on there at all.
I was using the HS8 system as a reference in the basic idea as far as using the sub to send to the individual speakers. My difference however of course is two individual subs leading to the question of stereo. How would I then be able if at all to isolate only a left or right channel on the monitors above. Can I make it modulate ie Left/Right on a switch? I do also believe for sending the audio to the monitor above that once it goes through an amp it would need to be through speaker wire cable or potentially a speak-on? Would it be better to consider saying forget the second amp and cable saving and make the monitors passive in order to simplify some steps between?
Again I am very new to DIY and intend to revisit ideas as I go, I don’t expect to get anything right the first time around and I’ll probably be experimenting for a while before I have a good understanding of things. If I am not making sense with anything please let me know and I can try to elaborate.
Thanks in advance!
So I am ‘theoretically planning’ a build with the understanding I don’t have all the pieces yet and may need to re-imagine things. I think at this time where I am at the electrical stuff is likely my biggest obstacle. Input is very welcome!
As of right now I am imagining a setup in which utilizes 2 subs and 2 monitors above. I want them to be capable of connecting to an audio card like a typical studio monitor would be capable of. I’m also looking to minimize cabling and I’m thinking of having the sub be the audio source in, which will send audio signal from the sub up to the monitor. This means each sub would have 2 amps, 1 for the sub, and 1 which sends out to the monitor above. I know other systems send through however at this time I don’t know electrically what is going on there at all.
I was using the HS8 system as a reference in the basic idea as far as using the sub to send to the individual speakers. My difference however of course is two individual subs leading to the question of stereo. How would I then be able if at all to isolate only a left or right channel on the monitors above. Can I make it modulate ie Left/Right on a switch? I do also believe for sending the audio to the monitor above that once it goes through an amp it would need to be through speaker wire cable or potentially a speak-on? Would it be better to consider saying forget the second amp and cable saving and make the monitors passive in order to simplify some steps between?
Again I am very new to DIY and intend to revisit ideas as I go, I don’t expect to get anything right the first time around and I’ll probably be experimenting for a while before I have a good understanding of things. If I am not making sense with anything please let me know and I can try to elaborate.
Thanks in advance!
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