Studio Monitor XLR connection

[Dantemoulin]

Hey everyone!

I am going to buy a pair of M-Audio BX5 D2 studio monitors with the M-Audio SBX10 Subwoofer and connect them to a focusrite Saffire Pro 14.

Everything will be done with XLR cables if possible.

As far as I understand you connect an XLR cable with the male side to the BX5's female input and then the female side to the SBX10's male output.

Then you connect another XLR cable with the male side to the SBX10's female input and then here comes the weird part, you connect the female side to a female output on the Pro 14? shouldn't it be a male output there?

Is there something I don't quite understand? Please help me!

Thanks in advance!

[t0wer]

the front xlr on the pro 14 appear to be mic inputs, not outputs

[Dantemoulin]

the front xlr on the pro 14 appear to be mic inputs, not outputs

So it is not possible to connect the SBX10 with XLR?

If not, do you know of any alternative sound interface that is equal to the pro 14 which has an XLR output?

[t0wer]

the front xlr on the pro 14 appear to be mic inputs, not outputs

I don't do any recording, I know more about dacs than adc's, so I'm not much help there, sorry.

[Guest]

To set that up you need the following; 2 TRS 1/4" cables and 2 TRS 1/4" OR XLR cables.

You go from the audio interface via the "Line Outputs" to the subwoofer L/R inputs. Set the crossover to probably 120Hz and then go out of the subwoofer into your monitors. It's that easy.

Over short runs you won't notice the difference between XLR and 1/4" TRS as there isn't really difference in any case as they're both balanced carrying 3 lines.

P.S - I work in live sound.

[Dantemoulin]

To set that up you need the following; 2 TRS 1/4" cables and 2 TRS 1/4" OR XLR cables.

You go from the audio interface via the "Line Outputs" to the subwoofer L/R inputs. Set the crossover to probably 120Hz and then go out of the subwoofer into your monitors. It's that easy.

Over short runs you won't notice the difference between XLR and 1/4" TRS as there isn't really difference in any case as they're both balanced carrying 3 lines.

P.S - I work in live sound.

Okay, but could I go with only TRS and not suffer any quality? Thank you very much for your answer!

P.S - That's awesome!

[Guest]

To set that up you need the following; 2 TRS 1/4" cables and 2 TRS 1/4" OR XLR cables.

You go from the audio interface via the "Line Outputs" to the subwoofer L/R inputs. Set the crossover to probably 120Hz and then go out of the subwoofer into your monitors. It's that easy.

Over short runs you won't notice the difference between XLR and 1/4" TRS as there isn't really difference in any case as they're both balanced carrying 3 lines.

P.S - I work in live sound.

Yeah, you can go with just using TRS cables and no, you won't suffer any quality drop that you'll notice. One of the guys I work with, the recording box is a JoeCo and that uses TRS cables for 24 channel recording and it's fine.

[Dantemoulin]

To set that up you need the following; 2 TRS 1/4" cables and 2 TRS 1/4" OR XLR cables.

You go from the audio interface via the "Line Outputs" to the subwoofer L/R inputs. Set the crossover to probably 120Hz and then go out of the subwoofer into your monitors. It's that easy.

Over short runs you won't notice the difference between XLR and 1/4" TRS as there isn't really difference in any case as they're both balanced carrying 3 lines.

P.S - I work in live sound.

Thanks, that sounds pleasing, then I will get some nicer TRS cables :)

[Guest]

To set that up you need the following; 2 TRS 1/4" cables and 2 TRS 1/4" OR XLR cables.

You go from the audio interface via the "Line Outputs" to the subwoofer L/R inputs. Set the crossover to probably 120Hz and then go out of the subwoofer into your monitors. It's that easy.

Over short runs you won't notice the difference between XLR and 1/4" TRS as there isn't really difference in any case as they're both balanced carrying 3 lines.

P.S - I work in live sound.

You don't necessarily have to get new cables. Cable isn't that much different from one another; yes you can tell the really cheap cable from the decent stuff but if you've got a decent cable you can just make your own. I use Neutrik and Amphenol connectors for all my cables as does about 99% of the industry.

[Dantemoulin]

To set that up you need the following; 2 TRS 1/4" cables and 2 TRS 1/4" OR XLR cables.

You go from the audio interface via the "Line Outputs" to the subwoofer L/R inputs. Set the crossover to probably 120Hz and then go out of the subwoofer into your monitors. It's that easy.

Over short runs you won't notice the difference between XLR and 1/4" TRS as there isn't really difference in any case as they're both balanced carrying 3 lines.

P.S - I work in live sound.

Okej I'll look into that, thanks!