Best solution is an active mixer. Otherwise a line level gain booster, but if you have to buy one, you might just as well buy an active mixer. I also have an Art SPLITMix4, the volume loss is indeed noticable.

Thanks mate, so how do you legislate for that volume loss? Is a line level gain booster safe to use with the powered speaker?

Had the same issue. Replaced it with the guy on the left next to my DAC. It's an active mixer which I use as a kind of preamp before the speakers.

kolderman wrote on 2020-06-02, 23:18:

Had the same issue. Replaced it with the guy on the left next to my DAC. It's an active mixer which I use as a kind of preamp before the speakers.

Thanks mate, couple of questions

- Was the increase in volume going from the SplitMix to the preamp you highlighted noticeable?
- Would it be safe to use one of those outputted to my powered speaker?

ras2a wrote on 2020-06-02, 23:09:

Thanks mate, so how do you legislate for that volume loss? Is a line level gain booster safe to use with the powered speaker?

I stopped using it.

ras2a wrote on 2020-06-03, 13:59:

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kolderman wrote on 2020-06-02, 23:18:

Had the same issue. Replaced it with the guy on the left next to my DAC. It's an active mixer which I use as a kind of preamp before the speakers.

Thanks mate, couple of questions

- Was the increase in volume going from the SplitMix to the preamp you highlighted noticeable?
- Would it be safe to use one of those outputted to my powered speaker?

- naturally, it went from volume loss to volume gain, depending on how far you turn the knobs it can be like turning speakers up to max

- yes, that's what preamps are for (amplification before amplification). I leave most of the knobs on neutral including the speaker, and if one of the inputs is too quiet I increase it on the mixer.

Thanks again 😃 - do you have a link to the active mixer you’ve used here and do you lnow of they do a version with more than 4 channels?

Cheers mate
Craig

ras2a wrote on 2020-06-03, 22:03:

Thanks again 😃 - do you have a link to the active mixer you’ve used here and do you lnow of they do a version with more than 4 channels?

Cheers mate
Craig

I bought it on Ebay, it came from China. When I search "linepaudio" on Ebay I see similar 2/4 channels mixers, but no more. If you want more you will probably need to get a semi-professional mixer which are common, but they are not the same form factor that will fit under a monitor stand (which is why I got this one).

kolderman wrote on 2020-06-03, 22:22:

ras2a wrote on 2020-06-03, 22:03:

Thanks again 😃 - do you have a link to the active mixer you’ve used here and do you lnow of they do a version with more than 4 channels?

Cheers mate
Craig

I bought it on Ebay, it came from China. When I search "linepaudio" on Ebay I see similar 2/4 channels mixers, but no more. If you want more you will probably need to get a semi-professional mixer which are common, but they are not the same form factor that will fit under a monitor stand (which is why I got this one).

Except for the Boss MX-10, which is a 10-channel (5 stereo) half rack line mixer. Be sure to get the original power supply with it, it is a special 12 VAC unit that isn't manufactured anymore.

Edited because of stupid typo. 😊

yawetaG wrote on 2020-06-04, 05:37:

kolderman wrote on 2020-06-03, 22:22:

ras2a wrote on 2020-06-03, 22:03:

Thanks again 😃 - do you have a link to the active mixer you’ve used here and do you lnow of they do a version with more than 4 channels?

Cheers mate
Craig

I bought it on Ebay, it came from China. When I search "linepaudio" on Ebay I see similar 2/4 channels mixers, but no more. If you want more you will probably need to get a semi-professional mixer which are common, but they are not the same form factor that will fit under a monitor stand (which is why I got this one).

Except for the Boxx MX-10, which is a 10-channel (5 stereo) half rack line mixer. Be sure to get the original power supply with it, it is a special 12 VAC unit that isn't manufactured anymore.

Have an image of this? Basic search didn't yield much.

kolderman wrote on 2020-06-04, 06:40:

yawetaG wrote on 2020-06-04, 05:37:

kolderman wrote on 2020-06-03, 22:22:

I bought it on Ebay, it came from China. When I search "linepaudio" on Ebay I see similar 2/4 channels mixers, but no more. If you want more you will probably need to get a semi-professional mixer which are common, but they are not the same form factor that will fit under a monitor stand (which is why I got this one).

Except for the Boxx MX-10, which is a 10-channel (5 stereo) half rack line mixer. Be sure to get the original power supply with it, it is a special 12 VAC unit that isn't manufactured anymore.

Have an image of this? Basic search didn't yield much.

The mixer or the PSU? The PSU is a fairly large affair that has "Boss" written on it, of type BRB100, BRB120, BRB220, or BRB240 (depending on the mains voltage).

For the mixer itself, try Google Images, I get tons of pictures of it when searching for "Boss MX-10". The manual is also available online.

I like my active Roland Gomixer, portable usb powered, 5 Lines

yawetaG wrote on 2020-06-04, 16:34:

kolderman wrote on 2020-06-04, 06:40:

yawetaG wrote on 2020-06-04, 05:37:

Except for the Boxx MX-10, which is a 10-channel (5 stereo) half rack line mixer. Be sure to get the original power supply with it, it is a special 12 VAC unit that isn't manufactured anymore.

Have an image of this? Basic search didn't yield much.

The mixer or the PSU? The PSU is a fairly large affair that has "Boss" written on it, of type BRB100, BRB120, BRB220, or BRB240 (depending on the mains voltage).

For the mixer itself, try Google Images, I get tons of pictures of it when searching for "Boss MX-10". The manual is also available online.

Oh you said boxx above 😁

kolderman wrote on 2020-06-04, 20:57:

yawetaG wrote on 2020-06-04, 16:34:

kolderman wrote on 2020-06-04, 06:40:

Have an image of this? Basic search didn't yield much.

The mixer or the PSU? The PSU is a fairly large affair that has "Boss" written on it, of type BRB100, BRB120, BRB220, or BRB240 (depending on the mains voltage).

For the mixer itself, try Google Images, I get tons of pictures of it when searching for "Boss MX-10". The manual is also available online.

Oh you said boxx above 😁

Whoops. Corrected.