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Hi, I have come by two Pyle 1600W Peak / 800W RMS Pro Audio DJ speakers (Don't worry, I didn't ...

**Illusion** · **12-22-09, 11:58 PM**

Hi, I have come by two Pyle 1600W Peak / 800W RMS Pro Audio DJ speakers (Don't worry, I didn't pay for them...), and was wondering if there was any way I could run them off of my Yamaha HTR-5280. (500w, 5.1) The back of the Pyle's have two 1/4 and two speakon jacks, and I read somewhere that a speakon cable is basically a black and white (red) inside, and it is possible to cut the speakon and plug in the black/red bare wire to the receiver, or do the same with the 1/4. I am confused because some PA speakers have bare wire spring jacks and some don't, which leads me to believe they are powered the same way as home theater speakers. I have looked all over the internet but cannot find a specific answer... is it possible (if so, how), to use my PA speakers (dual 1/4 & speakon) with my Yamaha HT receiver? Thanks.

**tcarcio** · **12-23-09, 04:29 AM**

First welcome to the Shack IOP, I run Pa speakers for my mains and they will work with your reciever but you really need more power to get them to perform to their ability. I run seperate pro amps and just use my reciever as a pre-amp. You can get cable that will go from rca to 1/4 trs at www.monoprice.com so you can hook them up directly to your reciever without having to cut wire. Hope that helps.....

**Illusion** · **12-23-09, 08:50 AM**

Thanks for the reply. I have seen mention of preamps where ever I go, but still do not understand how they work. From what I understand, if you use a separate amp (or two) with the PA speakers, the receiver still controls the sound levels, but the amp actually powers the speakers? Also, you said to use a 1/4 to RCA for the speakers, this may be a stupid question, but is RCA the same as bare speaker wire? If not, would I not be plugging the PA speakers into the normal speaker terminals? Thanks.

**tcarcio** · **12-23-09, 10:00 AM**

Your reciever has what is called pre-outs you can use those to connect an outside amp. You just go from the pre-outs to the amp and then to the speakers. This is an RCA to 1/4 trs cable that you could use.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Ph...7/N/4294544136

**Illusion** · **12-23-09, 12:20 PM**

Okay, so now I understand how to hook it up using addition amp(s). If I wanted to go straight from the receiver to the speakers, how would that be done? Sorry, I'm kind of new to this stuff

**tonyvdb** · **12-23-09, 12:27 PM**

You can buy solder on speakon connectors so you can just attach regular speaker wire to them and power the speakers off the receivers built in amps however I would not push it very hard as the Pyles require a fair bit more power than your receiver can produce and will overload it if pushed hard.

**Illusion** · **12-25-09, 11:26 PM**

I have had to retype this like 3 times because the website keeps redirecting me and not saving the draft, so I will make this short and sweet. I have a very tight budget, I do not know if this is a typo, but it says this Pyle amp does x2 70w 8Ohms and x2 100w 4Ohms while it being marketed as a "2200W amp". Since it does two channels 70W, would I be better off using my receiver (x5 100W)? My receiver is a Yamah HTR-5280 and the amp is a PYLE PZR6XA. Thanks.

**tcarcio** · **12-26-09, 07:46 AM**

I would use your reciever before anything made by Pyle, in my opinion they are junk. If you could spend a bit more then this would be much better than that Pyle of junk....http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-BEHRINGER-EP...item518bd1517b

**Illusion** · **12-27-09, 01:25 PM**

Okay thanks, I just have a few more questions. Why are car subwoofer amps so much cheaper than the amps used for PA speakers? Are they built to handle lower frequencies or something, or would a car amp work with the Pyle speakers? Also, to connect the speakers straight to the receiver, I'm not really sure if these would do the job, but I couldn't find any other "solder on speakon connectors".

I found these cables, and think these would work but if there's a simple adapter I can buy I'd rather not have to buy two of these.
-amazon.com/Gauge-Professional-Speaker-Speakon-Banana/dp/B000V1RLLE/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1261941728&sr=1-14

These are the adapters that I don't know will work.
-amazon.com/Hosa-NL2FC-Speakon-Plug-Bulk/dp/B0029OSNRM/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1261941818&sr=1-7
Thanks.

Sorry, not letting me post links again so I remove the beginning of the links. :/

**tcarcio** · **12-27-09, 02:58 PM**

You need to go to the post padding thread and post a few times and then you can add links. I can't answer about car amps as I don't use them but I know they don't go lower in fq so it might have something to do with how they are powered. AC vs DC.