Do these have to have power from a mixer or can they plug into an amplier?
1377848
No. they have their own power source one plugs into the wall and one use battery
1377849
The unit does have an external 110v power source and can plug directly into an amp... I use mine with a PA for audio presentations - have not tried for music.
1377850
It came with a power supply and you can directly connect to your amplifier.
1545696
No they're passive - no onboard amplification, so you'll need a receiver or pre/power amp combo to drive them. The BIC Acoustech's are very efficient and need maybe only 10 watts per channel to power them.
752995
I've used both, & had no problems, although they weren't plugged directly into the speaker, rather into my mixer. I've been really pleased with them, so far
494571
All you need to do is buy a power converter, radio shack has them or even find them here on Amazon. Plug the mixer into the converter and you should be good to go !
1151979
they need to be connected to the speaker output on your power amp or receiver with the correct type of wire
455458
Yes, these are passsive (non-powered) speaks, so you will need an amp or receiver.
860173
No... Speakers must have a powersource. They are portable, if you have an AC power source. Great pair of speakers
2205987
No not at all. They are generally low impedence @ 32ohm so an amp is not really necessary to dtive these.
1800295
Hello Vectroxe This is a non-powered mixer which just sends an audio signal. wattage is not important as you are not sending power. You will need to send the signal to either a power amp which is creating the power and volume for speakers. Or, you will want to send the audio signal to a powered speaker(s) in order to get volume. You can use an audio mixer like this to mix several audio sources. for example, you can plug in a few microphones, keyboard, guitar, etc. each instrument or mike plugged in can be adjusted separately for volume, tone and effects. the effects on this mixer are excellent and the sound quality is clean and superb especially at this price point.
712347
No but it needs phantom power from your mixer board. Without it won't work.
1250044
I'm not sure. I used a 500 watt powered mixer and it sounded fine, but I will be purchasing a 1000 watt Crown to push them. The specs say 1000 watts per channel, but other reviews said they couldn't handle all of that power, so I'm going to use 1000 watts for 2 of them.
1711898
No. This is an incredible digital mixer perfect for live use with all outboard gear built in. As with all professional digital boards, it is not powered. You will need power amps or powered speakers.
1779951
this microphone requires phantom power. If your audio interface or mixer does not have a Phantom power supply built in, you will need to purchase a phantom power supply to insert into your signal chain.
2142486
Nope it's 30-something ohm so any source can easily power them. I've plugged them into my android phone, my wife's iPad, and my work computer and all powered them easily. Volume levels were good and sound quality was great. I did get a budget dac amp for my work computer and I'd say there seemed to be the slightest performance increase, but it also could have been my ears getting used to the headphones. So no, an amp is not needed.
2258314
These speakers need power. I have 120W per channel and they could take more. Dont skimp on power.
1774386
U need a amp with good current and small reciever will not power these well I recommend at least a 200 watt power amp
1408638
They do not have amps in them they are passive, you need an amp. but they will handle 400 watts.