I have an extra subwoofer and I would like to add it to some active studio monitors that I use for low volume music while at my desk. I want to make sure I am not doing something that seems like it will work on the surface, but ends up causing issues.
The main speakers are Alesis M1 Active 320 USB speakers that I output to with a 1/8 inch/3.5 mm stereo audio cable. As the name implies, the Alesis speakers have an integrated amplifier. These speakers get a lot of daily use and sound decent with the exception of having very limited low end. I have an extra Pioneer SW-8MK2 subwoofer that I would like to add, which is also an active speaker with and integrated amp. From my searching it's difficult to find an audio interface that takes a standard audio cable input and outputs either 2x stereo or stereo plus a sub out. There are some options I could use but they are a lot of money that would be better spent elsewhere. Can I simply split the 1/8 audio output to 2x 1/8 outputs then convert each 1/8 output to RCA, with one set going to the Alesis speakers and one set going to the Pioneer subwoofer? I wasn't sure if this would cause voltage/impedance issues or not.
The subwoofer has a crossover built in, so sending full range audio to it shouldn't be an issue. Unfortunately I won't be able to cut off the low frequencies sent to the Alesis speakers with this type of setup, but I'm not terribly concerned with that.
Thanks!
The main speakers are Alesis M1 Active 320 USB speakers that I output to with a 1/8 inch/3.5 mm stereo audio cable. As the name implies, the Alesis speakers have an integrated amplifier. These speakers get a lot of daily use and sound decent with the exception of having very limited low end. I have an extra Pioneer SW-8MK2 subwoofer that I would like to add, which is also an active speaker with and integrated amp. From my searching it's difficult to find an audio interface that takes a standard audio cable input and outputs either 2x stereo or stereo plus a sub out. There are some options I could use but they are a lot of money that would be better spent elsewhere. Can I simply split the 1/8 audio output to 2x 1/8 outputs then convert each 1/8 output to RCA, with one set going to the Alesis speakers and one set going to the Pioneer subwoofer? I wasn't sure if this would cause voltage/impedance issues or not.
The subwoofer has a crossover built in, so sending full range audio to it shouldn't be an issue. Unfortunately I won't be able to cut off the low frequencies sent to the Alesis speakers with this type of setup, but I'm not terribly concerned with that.
Thanks!
