Kef Q150 Connection Help

[TheStayHomeDad]

Hi Everyone,

I just picked up my new Kef Q150 and I'm excited. My brain is having a tough time figuring out how I can connect the two speakers to my XDuoo TA-22 Dac/Amp. My DAC/Amp only has red (right) and white (left) input for the Tube and a separate for the DAC.

How do I go about connecting the two wires from each speaker to a single RED and a single WHITE for left and right?

 

[JayGilb]

Hi Everyone,

I just picked up my new Kef Q150 and I'm excited. My brain is having a tough time figuring out how I can connect the two speakers to my XDuoo TA-22 Dac/Amp. My DAC/Amp only has red (right) and white (left) input for the Tube and a separate for the DAC.

How do I go about connecting the two wires from each speaker to a single RED and a single WHITE for left and right?

The XDuoo TA-22 is only a headphone amp and is not capable of driving speakers. You will need to purchase an additional power amp for it to drive your Kef Q150 speakers.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

You can't. You have a headphone amplifier that is not intended to power loudspeakers.

 

[TheStayHomeDad]

Thank you @JayGilb and @Kal Rubinson, What would you suggest for a not expensive but good enough power amp?

 

[thegeton]

This method is simplistic, but should work for you:

Check your speaker specs: 100W @ 8Ω, 86 dB Sens., 2-way, 51-28kHz +/-3dB

Q150 speakers are reasonably easy to drive and any good amp with a rated power of half to 1.5x the max power of 100W should be fine.

1. Set a budget.
2. Go to the ASR Master Audio Review Index.
3. Click on the Advanced Search icon.
4. In "Device Type" enter "Amplifier."
5. Set the price range to 0 and your max budget.
6. Set recommended to "Yes."
7. Click the search button.

Review the results and check out amps that look like they will meet your needs. You will also want to consider reliability, ease of use, return policy, warranty period, but I wouldn't necessarily let those drive your complete decision.

My 2-cents...

 

[TheStayHomeDad]

@thegeton Thank you! This is the best and I did not know there was a Review Index until now.

 

[thegeton]

@thegeton Thank you! This is the best and I did not know there was a Review Index until now.

You're very welcome!

 

[Battlebeast]

Thank you @JayGilb and @Kal Rubinson, What would you suggest for a not expensive but good enough power amp?

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