Ion TAILGATER-iPA77 is the best option for you

Go to best buy and pick some M-audio 8" speakers. I use them for practice and sound great. I think I paid $100 for the pair 6 years ago, dropped them a few times, my kid spilled water on them and they're still running nice.

I would highly recommend a cheap pair (or 1 to start) of professional 10" or larger self powered loud speakers by companies like Peavey, Behringer, Yamaha, JBL...stay away from super cheap Chinese knockoffs or Store brands like harbinger or radio shack.

These will keep themselves from being destroyed by the mistakes you will inevitability make starting out. They will also get really loud, much louder than any home stereo or soundsystem in a box. That's important because you will hopefully want to play for friends at parties and these will do that without breaking. Anything costing less than $200 each should be avoided.

You will also need an RCA to 1/4" adaptor to get the signal out of your Sb2

If you are just using them for playing at home then a studio monitor will be just fine. I use a KRK Rokit 5" speaker and it's perfect.

Agree with logistical, a pair of krk rokit 5" or 6" will be perfect for home use.

I've had very good experience with Monoprice powered studio monitors (5" and 8"). Inexpensive, effective, and dependable. I believe they use the same parts as the M-Audio BX series.

www.monoprice.com

you dont need anything crazy get some M-Audio BA 5 speakers or something along those lines. They get loud enough that you can use at home and be happy. I think they might be on sale on Amazon too.

i say just get one of these for $299
www.proaudiostar.com


if the dj thing works out for you buy a second one & you will have a decent set of speakers you can do gigs with

That is a good approach but my personal preference would be something that can sit on a desk. This will require a stand if you want it ear level

all you have to do is lay it on the floor, it has a built in monitor angle that will direct to sound to ear level

That's a great deal. Cheaper than some monitors.

You live in a house dont you O_O..... I'd get kicked up if my speaker was on the floor. I have no self control when it comes to the volume. My landlord lucky i dont connect my subs because i've been tempted.

*out (correction)

well sounds like you need to exercise some self control…..but

the option i gave you is you're best choice, if you don't want the speaker on the floor than spend another $20 for a speaker stand

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trying to figure out best way to run a pair krk rokit 6s or 8s from my sb2.....xlr to single RCA to designate one speaker to left and one to right orrrrrrr grab adapters to double up the RCA ports on the controller and run both speakers with L & R audio ? also any preference on sound quality with XLR vs 1/4"

Are Bose companion 2 series II multimedia speaker good for in home use?

Get some KRK 6”s they are plenty loud for DJ mixing. The 6”s have more bass than the 5”s. I love mine. youtu.be

Thank you for the response. I will look into

KRK Rokit 6’s

A lot of people rave bout rockit krk8s

Pioneer DM40. Half the price of the Rokits, if you're not some rich kid

Doesn't the sb2 just have RCA outs? Just run the left RCA output to left Rokit RCA input and run the right RCA output to the right Rokit RCA input

if we're talking balanced TRS, there's no difference other than the connector afaik

Doesn't the sb2 just have RCA outs? Just run the left RCA output to left Rokit RCA input and run the right RCA output to the right Rokit RCA input

This. There's no point in running RCA to 1/4 or RCA to XLR unless you already have those cables around and it'll cost you nothing but those cables tend to cost more than just a simple RCA to RCA and you won't get the benefits of balanced audio with either of those conversion cables. (that and the SB2 only outputs unbalanced audio)

Everything already plugged in and working correctly XLR is the same as 1/4" TRS.

But... XLR locks. TRS shorts for an instant when plugged in while powered up. Which, of course, you avoid doing, but mistakes happen. 1/4" TRS could get pulled out, and could cause a short, if pulled out just the right amount.

Plenty of good, pro gear has TRS only. I choose XLR over TRS, if I have a choice, or not; it's not a big deal.

As for SB2 to Rokit: what Dalton said.

In the very unlikely event that RCA to RCA is noisy, try cable 17, or 18 from RaneNote 110. You'll have to make the cables custom, because ready made cables can't be trusted to be wired correctly.

the thing is, it's not like one's better than the other, they just have different uses. I'd say XLR is better for live situations where you have to do a lot of shit on the fly, put a lot of stress onto the cables nd stuff, while TRS is more what you use to patch out of your mixing desk into a rack reverb and back.

both have their place, but for speakers, I'd say XLR has the slightest edge (I use TRS tho)

Agreed. Use whatever makes sense, at the time.

There's plenty of TRS in my effects rack. Sometimes, right angle TRS, where needed to make room to put the cover on, without unplugging cables.

XLR is also easier to extend - just add a standard mic cable. Again, a live sound issue.

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