It is indeed: 1/8" (3.5mm) Aux input for stereo line level devices (MP3 players, keyboards, etc.)
https://samsontech.com/products/pa-cabinets/rs-loudspeakers/rs115a/
It is amazing how helpful the manufacturers' specifications can be in a situation like this!
Mixer has: Monitor Output L/R (RCA Phono Sockets)
Speaker has: Aux Input Stereo (3.5mm Socket)
Connect the two together with the appropriate cable and Bob's your uncle!
Mixer has: Monitor Output L/R (RCA Phono Sockets)
Speaker has: Aux Input Stereo (3.5mm Socket)
Connect the two together with the appropriate cable and Bob's your uncle!
Right... so bottom line is you are simply over thinking this. You don't need any special cable, the speaker can't reproduce a stereo image anyway but it will happily mix the L and R signals of a stereo source to mono.
It appears there are 3 ways to accomplish this..
1. Connect the mixers main L and R outputs to the available inputs with common XLR or 1/4" cables.
2. Connect the AUX output of the mixer to a speaker input with a 1/4" cable.
3. Connect the MON outputs of the mixer to the AUX input on the spaker with an RCA to 1/8" cable.
The 1st two options are more robust and should be noise free if you use balanced cables, the unbalanced RCA connection could pickup some noise if the cable is more than a few feet long. All will produce the same audio result.
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This is the way. The Aux or FX output can be used and sums everything to mono for you. 1/8" plugs and jacks should be avoided in a PA system, too fragile, and not balanced.
No it isn’t, but the resistor isn’t limited to 50k, and it may be pointless.However, I suppose that is wrong as well!
What you read seems to apply to some specific situation.
I have a 1/4" jack with RCA on the other end, you can see it in the picture. I haven't moved this speaker since may, and forgot how exactly I hooked it up. 🙂
OK you could do a monitor mix on the Aux Buss and feed the Aux output to your speaker. Alternatively if you are only after a mono mix for the PA pan all channels to either left or right and use the appropriate left/right output.
Basically all the magical resistor yada yada.
Has already been done by the manufacture.
Either use the 1/8 inch summing input.
Or use both channel inputs one for L and one for R
Or just monitor a stereo signal with a everyday stereo to practice too.
Has already been done by the manufacture.
Either use the 1/8 inch summing input.
Or use both channel inputs one for L and one for R
Or just monitor a stereo signal with a everyday stereo to practice too.