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Topic: How to connect UFX II with Adam S3H via AES/EBU?

Hi!
I have UFX II and Adam S3H active speakers.
How to connect them since UFX II has only one AES/EBU output?


Thank you!

  • waedi
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Re: How to connect UFX II with Adam S3H via AES/EBU?

One XLR cable from the UFX to the first Adam.
Adam has a In and a Out.
Second XLR cable from Adam1 to Adam2.
On the backside of the Adam is a small display and a pushknob to make the settings and select AES L or AES R input.

The "only" one AES output from the UFX is a stereosignal and the Loudspeaker takes out the desired channel.
No worry, you are fine.

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3 Reply by ramses (edited by ramses 2021-04-30 19:10:35)

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Re: How to connect UFX II with Adam S3H via AES/EBU?

andivax wrote:

Hi!
I have UFX II and Adam S3H active speakers.
How to connect them since UFX II has only one AES/EBU output?

Thank you!

According to the standard AES cables (twisted cables with XLR plug) should have 110 Ohm.
Example cable: https://www.thomann.de/de/cae_29014_aesebu_kabel.htm

It's digital data transfer, there are two channels running over this one wire, one frame carrying subframes for left and right channel.

Some speakers - like the one that you purchased - have an AES splitter built-in, this saves you the purchase of a separate AES splitter (or y-cable which is a cheap solution for shorter cable lengths).

So you need one AES cable from UFX II to your 1st monitor and then a second AES cable from 1st to the 2nd monitor.

Then you need to configure your active monitors, check manual how to perform this (depends on the monitor):
- left monitor, to use the subframe for left channel
- right monitor, to use the subframe for right channel.

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