Hooking up old speakers

Question

i have a set of AR (acoustic research) speakers and i would like to hook them up to my akai mpc 1000. i have a mixer and just want the outputs to go to my speakers. the jacks on the speakers look like 2 holes, one black with a - under it and a white with a under it, with twisty things around the top to secure what u put in it. i need to get sound out of the speakers from my mpc. someone help me!!!

Answer 1

the old AR speakers are a good product but they are low effeciency, they soak up watts like a sponge. you will need at the very least a 40 watt rms amplifier to drive them. the only out from the drum machine is line level, so you will need to get a power amp.