KVR Audio

JCWF · Post by **JCWF** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:15 am

I have one KRK Rokit RP5 G2 at the moment. I want to test the sound.

I don't have an amp, or a seperate soundcard. I don't want to be spend loads of money on something just to connect them to my PC. Can i somehow connect them to my PC with the Numark Mixtrack Pro? as that has a built in amp. I've read on forums people told someone else that they should get an external soundcard...but someone else said it isn't necessary.

So what's the easiest way to go about connecting them? is there a cable that i can plug into the KRK and then put directly into my PC?

Thanks

UltraJv · Post by **UltraJv** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:35 am

Edit, the Krks have a built in amplifier. Youll need a lead to go from the mixtrack to your KRKs. The info on that Numark is appalling so I cant easily tell you what lead. I suspect that its a USB souncard with inputs going to PC, if thats the case youll need to go from PC (3.5" jack) to KRK (1/4" jack) with this :

http://www.majadu.co.uk/635mm-14-jack-t ... -645-p.asp

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:56 am

If your built-in soundcard has a stereo mini-jack out, you'll need a stereo 3.5" mini-jack to 2 x male 1/4" balanced TRS connectors to go direct from your PC to the KRK's.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/mobile_prod.ht ... df8171cc21

ermi · Post by **ermi** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:48 pm

The easiest/cheapest way directly from the onboard would be 3.5mm stereo to 2xRCA, which is a very common cable.

The Numark mixer has RCA outs so from that you could connect with RCA to RCA cables.

UltraJv wrote: http://www.majadu.co.uk/635mm-14-jack-t ... -645-p.asp

That's 2.5mm stereo to stereo, no good.

thecontrolcentre wrote:If your built-in soundcard has a stereo mini-jack out, you'll need a stereo 3.5" mini-jack to 2 x male 1/4" balanced TRS connectors to go direct from your PC to the KRK's.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/mobile_prod.ht ... df8171cc21

That's actually 3.5mm to TS, unbalanced. You couldn't make a balanced connection from the onboard anyway.
I don't know if it would work on the KRKs, since the input is made for balanced TRS.

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:14 pm

ermi wrote:I don't know if it would work on the KRKs, since the input is made for balanced TRS.

I have yet to see a balanced connector not compatible to unbalanced...

How to Connect KRK's to my PC?