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I have two TOA Electronics speakers I picked up on Kijiji awhile back to use as a jamming PA. They came with a horrible amp, but one that at least worked for jamming in my basement. The buddies I was jamming with aren't around anymore and I've been left with our equipment.
I got the pair for 100$ and the guy threw in the amp for free, as well as a Yamaha FB-01 FM Synthesizer (think DX-7 Era) that he thought was a mixer (what?) So I got my money's worth for sure. But the amp isn't even stereo, was probably manufactured int he 80s and doesn't even have a proper jack for speaker cords in the back, It has 5 of those spring loaded things that are on most consumer level home theatre systems, 4 for different impedances and a ground.
anyway. My recording interface has 10 analog outputs and I can easily set up a few different main stereo systems for mixing with, and I 'd like to use these TOA speakers as a second reference for mixing. They aren't reference monitors at all, from what I understand they were installation speakers at a retirement home that were basically never used. They can really pump out the audio with a decent amp (a kenwood stereo is sufficient to drive them) but if I want to use them for a DAW I'd like a nice inexpensive but decently transparent amplifier to drive them.
Pics.
I was thinking maybe something like an Alesis RA-150, but I'm not an expert on the subject of studio amplifiers. Maybe there's something cheaper or even a little bit more DIY that would be a fun project?
Another thing I'd like to do is replace the backplates on the speakers with a 1/4" jack. Is this a good idea?
My purpose for this is just to have another flavor to hear my mixes through. It's pretty easy to switch between main speaker systems with my interface, and while these aren't necessarily reference monitors, they'll give me a nice idea of how my mix will sound through similar setups. Plus I can crank them louder than my KRK's for gaming. I'd love to buy 10 Genelecs and big LFE for Auro 10.1 mixing, but we can't all be rich right?
Thanks for your thoughts.
I got the pair for 100$ and the guy threw in the amp for free, as well as a Yamaha FB-01 FM Synthesizer (think DX-7 Era) that he thought was a mixer (what?) So I got my money's worth for sure. But the amp isn't even stereo, was probably manufactured int he 80s and doesn't even have a proper jack for speaker cords in the back, It has 5 of those spring loaded things that are on most consumer level home theatre systems, 4 for different impedances and a ground.
anyway. My recording interface has 10 analog outputs and I can easily set up a few different main stereo systems for mixing with, and I 'd like to use these TOA speakers as a second reference for mixing. They aren't reference monitors at all, from what I understand they were installation speakers at a retirement home that were basically never used. They can really pump out the audio with a decent amp (a kenwood stereo is sufficient to drive them) but if I want to use them for a DAW I'd like a nice inexpensive but decently transparent amplifier to drive them.
Pics.



I was thinking maybe something like an Alesis RA-150, but I'm not an expert on the subject of studio amplifiers. Maybe there's something cheaper or even a little bit more DIY that would be a fun project?
Another thing I'd like to do is replace the backplates on the speakers with a 1/4" jack. Is this a good idea?
My purpose for this is just to have another flavor to hear my mixes through. It's pretty easy to switch between main speaker systems with my interface, and while these aren't necessarily reference monitors, they'll give me a nice idea of how my mix will sound through similar setups. Plus I can crank them louder than my KRK's for gaming. I'd love to buy 10 Genelecs and big LFE for Auro 10.1 mixing, but we can't all be rich right?
Thanks for your thoughts.