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Anonymous Posted on Feb 28, 2011

How to set it up on a non power speaker

How to set it up on a non power speaker

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Here's the manual:
http://www.mackie.com/pdf/1604vlzpro_ss.pdf
You need to put amplifiers between the board and the speakers.

  • Anonymous Feb 28, 2011

    The only way you will get any kind of audio out of a pair of speakers without an external amplifier would be to hook them into the headphones output, and the volume would be quite low.
    This is not an all in one stage type board, it is strictly a mixer (albeit a very good one for it's category) and the only power amplifier in it is meant only to power a set of headphones.

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