Amp my preamp before input into the amp??

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oldmansknees

Audiophyte
I have a setup using a home stereo preamp (Wyred for sound, output 113ohms) . For a really big room I was given a big B52 PA setup with a built in amp that I want to use.
The output of the preamp is not enough to drive the amp. If I input to a small mixer going into the PA amp I have more than enough gain.
The problem : the mixer is a $50 piece of crap that is giving problems - and I'm betting it's degrading the sound. I really know nothing abput PA/DJ equipment.
The question: What do I need in terms of a single piece of equipment that will boost the preamp signal enough to drive a PA amp?
Thank you to all you knowledgeable folks in advance!
 
everettT

everettT

Audioholic Spartan
I have a setup using a home stereo preamp (Wyred for sound, output 113ohms) . For a really big room I was given a big B52 PA setup with a built in amp that I want to use.
The output of the preamp is not enough to drive the amp. If I input to a small mixer going into the PA amp I have more than enough gain.
The problem : the mixer is a $50 piece of crap that is giving problems - and I'm betting it's degrading the sound. I really know nothing abput PA/DJ equipment.
The question: What do I need in terms of a single piece of equipment that will boost the preamp signal enough to drive a PA amp?
Thank you to all you knowledgeable folks in advance!
This will work
 
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oldmansknees

Audiophyte
I'm sorry - what will work? The mixer works, but the mixer itself is shot.
Should I buy a new mixer or is there another piece that will do this without all of the pots to go bad?
 
everettT

everettT

Audioholic Spartan
I'm sorry - what will work? The mixer works, but the mixer itself is shot.
Should I buy a new mixer or is there another piece that will do this without all of the pots to go bad?
Did you click the link?
 
SwirlingMist

SwirlingMist

Enthusiast
Start with having the source signal be at max or 95% of max. Then look into the gear’s manual and determine the output standard (home audio or pro) and ensure the entire signal chain is all using the same, some gear has a little toggle to bridge this gap as a small switch on the back. Sometimes labelled as (0 / -10) Toggling this alone may be all you need to do, as your signal source should be loud enough. You also want to start with a strong signal, so that the signal is much higher than the noise floor, if you amplify a weak signal you also amplify the noise floor so you want them to be very disparate. But to do exactly what you’re asking for, you could just have a series of pre-amps boosting the signal, but this isn’t the solution. Getting gear that either has the switch or is designed for the other class of gear in use is what you would want to procure. Second hand you could do so without spending a ton. Finding the switch or it’s equivalent is where to start, it may be on the mixers front panel hidden among all the knobs, but usually on the back Best of luck! :)
 
TLS Guy

TLS Guy

Seriously, I have no life.
I have a setup using a home stereo preamp (Wyred for sound, output 113ohms) . For a really big room I was given a big B52 PA setup with a built in amp that I want to use.
The output of the preamp is not enough to drive the amp. If I input to a small mixer going into the PA amp I have more than enough gain.
The problem : the mixer is a $50 piece of crap that is giving problems - and I'm betting it's degrading the sound. I really know nothing abput PA/DJ equipment.
The question: What do I need in terms of a single piece of equipment that will boost the preamp signal enough to drive a PA amp?
Thank you to all you knowledgeable folks in advance!
Please link to exactly what you have and how you connected it. As far as I can tell the preamp has balanced outputs and the amp balanced inputs. Everything should work.
 
highfigh

highfigh

Seriously, I have no life.
I have a setup using a home stereo preamp (Wyred for sound, output 113ohms) . For a really big room I was given a big B52 PA setup with a built in amp that I want to use.
The output of the preamp is not enough to drive the amp. If I input to a small mixer going into the PA amp I have more than enough gain.
The problem : the mixer is a $50 piece of crap that is giving problems - and I'm betting it's degrading the sound. I really know nothing abput PA/DJ equipment.
The question: What do I need in terms of a single piece of equipment that will boost the preamp signal enough to drive a PA amp?
Thank you to all you knowledgeable folks in advance!
I really would like to see people use consumer, pro-sumer and pro equipment for the correct applications. Anything with these mixed will be a clusterflop in some way.

The mixer should be able to feed the B52 system without any extra boxes. Once you get these to work together (assuming that you're not using the output from the mixer to feed the consumer equipment and send that signal to the power amp), you can use the other preamp as a source if you want, but you'll probably need that CleanBox to make it compatible with the mixer unless that has RAC input jacks.

What kind of mixer are you using?
 

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