How to setup M-Audio BX5 D2 Powered Monitor Speaker with my PC

CookieDunne · 25 Jul 2014 at 19:54

First off, sorry if this is a dumb question, I am a noob when it comes to this.

I am getting the M-Audio's solely just for upgrading my PC speakers and I know that they don't come with any connector cables out the box, so I am looking for you guys to lead me in the right direction of what cables I need for it. The speakers have XLR and TRS on both speakers, I have the Tascam US-366 Audio USB interfaces but it only has 2 XLR inputs and one is taken up by my mic so can't hook it up through that since both speakers need an XLR connection.

Again, I have never dealt with equipment like this and when I googled a setup on them, I couldn't find anything that made sense to me so sorry for the dumb question.

Any help would be great.

Mason- · 25 Jul 2014 at 20:12

Looks like your interface has a R and L output and looks like the speakers have TRS inputs which are just 6.3mm jacks (correct me if I'm wrong) so Just get 2 6.3mm to 6.3mm cables and plug them into each speaker.

dacads · 25 Jul 2014 at 20:32

As above get a 2x 6.3mm to 6.3mm cable

CookieDunne · 25 Jul 2014 at 20:41

Mason- said:
Looks like your interface has a R and L output and looks like the speakers have TRS inputs which are just 6.3mm jacks (correct me if I'm wrong) so Just get 2 6.3mm to 6.3mm cables and plug them into each speaker.

dacads said:
As above get a 2x 6.3mm to 6.3mm cable

Thanks for the help guys

simisker · 25 Jul 2014 at 20:42

Just to add that the Tascam's line outs are balanced, so your 6.3mm jacks should be TRS ('stereo') jacks, not TS ('mono') jacks.

EDIT: No, Cookie, you'll need two of these [for example]: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BP20/ . One for each output [Tascam] to input [monitor].

CookieDunne · 25 Jul 2014 at 20:49

simisker said:
Just to add that the Tascam's line outs are balanced, so your 6.3mm jacks should be TRS ('stereo') jacks, not TS ('mono') jacks.

EDIT: No, Cookie, you'll need two of these [for example]: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BP20/ . One for each output [Tascam] to input [monitor].

Ah okay, thank you. Sorry for the idiocy haha.

Thanks again.

simisker · 25 Jul 2014 at 20:52

No idiocy

- the whole 'balanced/unbalanced' thing confuses a lot of people, don't worry

CookieDunne · 25 Jul 2014 at 20:56

simisker said:
No idiocy - the whole 'balanced/unbalanced' thing confuses a lot of people, don't worry

Yeah man, I really have no idea about it, should do some more research on it. Just to double check, is this cable right, lol?

simisker · 25 Jul 2014 at 21:02

No, something like this [rainforest link removed, sorry]

Two of those.

The thing to look for: two black bands on each jack - that's how you know they're balanced

CookieDunne · 25 Jul 2014 at 21:06

simisker said:
No, something like this [using an Amazon link]: http://www.amazon.co.uk/HosaTech-CS..._sbs_MI_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=15ZB2AYP5DJPQN2MBWAT

Two of those.

The thing to look for: two black bands on each jack - that's how you know they're balanced

Ah sweet man, thank you so much for the help.

TwsT · 26 Jul 2014 at 07:37

I would remove competitor links if i were you.

You're new so I'll give you a heads up, You can discuss competitor products but not mention where they come from some people work round it by saying similar words others just assume that people in the market for purchasing a product use Google shopping to compare prices

Also might be worth a quick flash over the forum rules other than that welcome

dacads · 26 Jul 2014 at 10:40

Yeah my bad you'll need two separate cables of 6.3mm to 6.3mm

CookieDunne · 27 Jul 2014 at 19:53

TwsT said:
I would remove competitor links if i were you.

You're new so I'll give you a heads up, You can discuss competitor products but not mention where they come from some people work round it by saying similar words others just assume that people in the market for purchasing a product use Google shopping to compare prices

Also might be worth a quick flash over the forum rules other than that welcome

Ah sorry, didn't realize. Did it for quickness and ease for people to find, removed

Thanks for the welcome also.