[SOLVED] Connecting a focusrite sound card to old stereo speakers

[SpyroBot]

Hey there,

I was wondering if I could connect a pair of Radiotehnika S-30 speakers to my Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen sound card? The speakers have 2 wires each so I'm a little confused. Would I be able to use them on it? Thanks.

 

[Alabalcho]

Radiotehnika,,, You're bringing memories...

Those are passive speakers, you'll need a stereo amplifier (anything fom $40 to $1000) between "Line output" of the audio interface and speakers.

But I'd find a way to test these speakers before spending any money on equipment.

 

[SpyroBot]

Radiotehnika,,, You're bringing memories...

Those are passive speakers, you'll need a stereo amplifier (anything fom $40 to $1000) between "Line output" of the audio interface and speakers.

But I'd find a way to test these speakers before spending any money on equipment.

Would an active subwoofer with speaker inputs work as an amp for them aswell? And I already tested them with a CD player, worked wonders!

 

[Deleted member 14196]

You can get a descent amp fron Schiit Audio

 

[SpyroBot]

You can get a descent amp fron Schiit Audio

But what if I just bought an active subwoofer and plugged that into my Scarlett? Would that give enough power?

 

[kanewolf]

But what if I just bought an active subwoofer and plugged that into my Scarlett? Would that give enough power?

No. The amp in a subwoofer is just for the speaker in the cabinet. Subwoofers with speaker in/out just pass the input amplifier along to the speakers. They do not power the speakers.

 

[SpyroBot]

No. The amp in a subwoofer is just for the speaker in the cabinet. Subwoofers with speaker in/out just pass the input amplifier along to the speakers. They do not power the speakers.

And the scarlett isn't enough to power the speakers?

 

[kanewolf]

And the scarlett isn't enough to power the speakers?

Correct. On the back you see that it says "line out". That is a signal that is intended to be fed into an amplifier and then to passive speakers. If you had powered speakers you could connect to the line in. But not passive speakers like the S-30.

 

[SpyroBot]

Correct. On the back you see that it says "line out". That is a signal that is intended to be fed into an amplifier and then to passive speakers. If you had powered speakers you could connect to the line in. But not passive speakers like the S-30.

Ah alright thank you