drumnbass.be forum » Production » Hardware » Noob question about active monitors and soundcard Noob question about active monitors and soundcard Author Post Djm Newbie Registration Date: 07-11-2006 Posts: 4 hello i was think of getting a pair of Yamaha msp5 active monitors and an emu 0404 sound card. i just wanted to know if i can connect them speakers to the sound card and also i have a budget of £400 if anyone can recommend something esle thanks in advance 11-11-2007 11:44 Paracyte Crazy Bouncin Sinusoid Registration Date: 07-12-2006 Posts: 1,015 Helpfulness rating:  Im afraid you will need to buy a mixer ,dunno if emu got the speakers outs ,its not really common that sound card got them.cheers. __ My Soundcloud 11-11-2007 16:06 Binary Havoc Binary Havoc Registration Date: 25-07-2007 Posts: 730 Helpfulness rating:  Yo Paracytes right ^^^ The 0404 aint got speaker outs, you'd need to connect to an amp in the normal way I reckon I got a M Audio Firewire audiophile card approx £115 which does a decent job for not loads of cash http://www.turnkey.co.uk/web/productActi...OFW&context=WEB For monitors I reckon Samson Rubicon R5A or Tannoy reveal 5A are amongst the best budget options You could get both within your budget I reckon __ http://soundcloud.com/binaryhavoc/dropbox 11-11-2007 16:31 BattleDrone 2161... the future. Registration Date: 30-12-2005 Posts: 6,413 Helpfulness rating:  I have an M-audio Audiophile 2496 soundcard and active monitors from Yamaha. The soundcard has speaker out's so no need for a mixer. __ Check my soundcloud (exclusive tracks on there) 11-11-2007 17:15 thechronic admin Registration Date: 01-11-2002 Posts: 5,293 Helpfulness rating:  "Speaker outputs" Only amplifiers have these. I have yet to see soundcards which can output hundreds of watts. Soundcards have line level outputs. BTW mixing desks don't have speaker outputs either, so buying a mixer just to hook up your speakers is useless. You don't need "speaker outs" since the Yamaha's are active. they have a built in amp. Just connect to your regular soundcard outputs. Every soundcard has outputs, that is what they do, output sound __ If you find spam on the site, please hit the button and select my name. I'll personally kick it to the murky depths of hell where it belongs! 11-11-2007 19:22 equipped tired Registration Date: 20-05-2005 Posts: 3,818 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by Djm hello i was think of getting a pair of Yamaha msp5 active monitors and an emu 0404 sound card. i just wanted to know if i can connect them speakers to the sound card and also i have a budget of £400 if anyone can recommend something esle thanks in advance Cheers Djm, your probably gonna end up wanting to hook up allot more than just speaker's in the long run if your investing for production, in which case a decent mixer is a heafty, emu soundcards are from what ive heard one of the best if not the. I use same board as BD, the audiophile 2496 does all i need it to do and i fully run allot of gear into my pc, just tryn to help, cheers. peeee. __ Space 12-11-2007 02:29 drumnbass.be forum » Production » Hardware » Noob question about active monitors and soundcard