• Registered: 2022-11-28
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Topic: Speaker setup issues

Hello,

I have been using the ADI-2 DAC for awhile now with only headphones and it is working great.  I recently got a pair of Focal Chora 806 bookshelf speakers that I want to use with the ADI-2.  I bought XLR to Banana Plug cables for each one and plugged them in to the line out.  I am not getting any sound out of them.  I'm an audio newb, so I'm not sure if I need some other piece of equipment or different cables, but I don't know why I am not getting sound.  I have checked all the basic things like being on mute and source setting.

Thanks

  • exact
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Re: Speaker setup issues

You need a proper stereo amplifier for the speakers. You use the ADI-2 DAC as a pre-amp in this case, so you'd connect the Focals to an external amp and then connect said amp to the RME.

  • Registered: 2022-11-28
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Re: Speaker setup issues

Thanks.  Do you know what cables should connect the AMP to the ADI-2 DAC?  I have banana plugs going from the speakers to the amp (there are 3 plugs per left and right channel 0 (black) 4 ohm (red) 8ohm (red) on the amp).  Should I try to get cables that use the balanced XLR plugs on the ADI-2 DAC?

4 Reply by KaiS (edited by KaiS 2022-12-10 21:27:43)

  • KaiS
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Re: Speaker setup issues

nshale2 wrote:

.. Should I try to get cables that use the balanced XLR plugs on the ADI-2 DAC?

Yes, if your speaker amp has XLR female connectors as input.

Else use RCA - RCA between ADI-2 DAC and speaker / power amp.


Quality XLR cables are otainable in musicians stores for reasonable prices.
This is an example for already a higher quality one:
https://www.thomann.de/de/sommer_cable_ … al_15m.htm

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