Hook-Up Problem

So i have my speakers plugged into the stereo out of my mpc but i cant hear anything. I have the turntable plugged into a pre amp, and the pre amp to the mpc's record in. everything works fine when i use headphones. what's my problem? do the speakers need to first go through the pre amp and THEN to the mpc? the speakers are connected to the stereo out by speaker wire to rca and then 1/4 inch adapters. If i do need the speakers to go through a preamp i will need a cable splitter since i have a lack of in's and out's on the pre amp, is this going to greatly reduce the sound quality?

are these just regular stereo speakers? You really need some monitors, but you can get by with any amplifier for now, connect the speaker wires to amp and MPC outs to amp input.

yeah they area, alright thanks a lot. and what's the difference between normal stereo speakers and monitors?

tshizz wrote:yeah they area, alright thanks a lot. and what's the difference between normal stereo speakers and monitors?

The difference between hi-fi speakers and studio monitors is that while studio monitors are designed to represent the sound as accurately as possible, hi-fi speakers are designed to 'colour' the sound a particular way to make it sound nice and shiny.

You get two kinds of Studio Monitors, active and passive. An active speaker has a small amp inside it, meaning you can run your sound source directly into the speakers. Nearly all hi-fi speakers are passive, which means they require a seperate amplifier.

Unless you've got mad cash to spend, you're better off buying a pair of Active Studio monitors. The Tapco S5s, Yamaha HS50s or the Alesis Monitor Ones are good places to start.