Will this blow my speakers?

[john.roswen]

If this is in the wrong place, I apologize. I'm new here.

I just got a new set of logitech x-540 speakers. The speakers plug into the subwoofer, and the subwoofer takes a 3.5mm input.

I want to buy a small mixer so that I can have two inputs going into the speakers, as I move my laptop from place to place and hate having to unplug and replug the 3.5mm input cable. I also would like to be able to tweak bass and treble and maybe plug in a mic. I ended up with this mixer:

behringer.com/EN/Products/502.aspx

If I go from a laptop 3.5mm jack, into the 1/4 on the mixer, out the 1/4 inch jack on the mixer, and then back to 3.5mm into the logitech subwoofer/speakers, would that pose a threat to the speakers? Would it blow them?

I'm a newbie at all this, help is really appreciated.

 

[Wannabubble]

If I understand you properly, then no it wont.

The amplifier in your sub will still be powering the speakers. The mixer will just be changing the signal the sub receives from your computer.

 

[john.roswen]

Sorry about my explanation, I did my best.

Does that mean also, that the safest way to adjust the volume then would be to keep the adjuster built into the speakers low, and then to use the controls on the mixer and computer to make things louder?

 

[mike c]

no it won't.

i use a Behringer Xenyx 1002 mixer on my PC setup as well

you can set the volume on the PC / laptop and speaker at the midpoint and use the mixer to control the volume

 

[john.roswen]

Thanks again, one final question. Is all the converting from 1/4 inch to 3.5mm going to effect sound quality too much?

 

[mike c]

it's not gonna affect the quality at all. (unless the 3.5mm connection is loose)

 

[john.roswen]

Thanks for all the help guys!

 

[Wannabubble]

Sorry about my explanation, I did my best.

You explained it quite well I just wanted to see what over people had to say about it.

Welcome to the forums btw.

 

[john.roswen]

I had another thing I just thought of.

If the amp for the speakers is built into the sub and made by the same people for use with these specific speakers (it all came in one box), then does that mean that with everything on full blast they wouldn't blow?

 

[mike c]

nope, you still have to use common sense with the volume control ... (if it sounds bad, turn it down)

the volume on it still has to depend on the input signal from the PC/laptop and if those are high, you can still blow your speakers.

 

[john.roswen]

What would be the best way to adjust it. I love to run them loud.

I have the mixer adjust, the adjust built into the sub/amp, and the adjust on my computer.