AlexJ Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Hey guys been djing for a while, i dont whether or not this is a common question but i thought i should put it in the beginners section just in case to prevent flaming.Well ive been using a cdj 400 djm 400 active speaker set up for a while now. Now at current the mixer allows me 2 speaker outs, which im currently using via the rca-rca to my to actives. my question is, is there anyway to make it so if i was to buy to more active speakers whether ide be able to connect them up to the system, or am i getting to the stage where i need to throw some money at an amp and some passive speakers?i get pretty big sound as it is. but u know, there is always the next step and i mainly want to get more speakers so i can get the sound off the floor while still retaining the fantastic bassy feel. my current speakers dont accomodate stands so if i want to get them off the floor i simply put them on a table. but u know, thats a mute point for addressing my questionany and all assistance that can be provided would be muchly appreciatedthanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addi Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Had a similar issue a while back dude. Now im not the best with sound/speaker set ups so someone might be able to correct me if i'm wrong. But I also have a DJM-400 mixer. In my situation I ended up buying an amp, and new speakers. Hooked the speakers into the amp and go from there. Get a good amp and you will be able to hook up multiple sets of speakers/subs. Trying to run multiple sets of speakers just from the DJM400 isn't even possible I don't think. Safer bet is to get a dedicated amp and you can expand from there.Could be wrong but thats the way I approached my similar issue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SourceRaver Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 What type of active speakers do you have? Mackies, JBL etc usually have a pass thru feature where the audio signal from your mixer is sent to the speaker and then out again (via a balanced connection) to another powered speaker. This way you can daisy chain a number of speakers togeather.You can also buy a signal splitter (active or passive) and split the signal to a couple of speakers. Say two for the left and two for the right channel.Another way is to send the signal to a small 'sub' mixer. You can then use this to split the signal into a main output send and an auxiliary send, both left and right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 When I went from 2 speakers to 5 back in the mobile dj days I just bought RCA leads that split from 2 to 4 or 6, something like that, worked a treatGo check out the lead sections at Jaycar or maybe even jb hi-fi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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