njanigian
08-21-2013, 06:51 AM
Hello all, First let me introduce myself. My name is Nick and I am new here, so please give me the benefit of the doubt when I say that for the most part I have little idea what I'm doing and the fact that I have this pile of stuff to sort out is a series of coincidences that I will spare you the details of. I have an emotive "mini" amplifier, a technics sl v5 linear tracking vertical turntable, a pair of JBL 4311 control monitors, a klipsch promedia 5.1? 4 speaker set with subwoofer that has an amplifier built in and uses two aux outputs that I have to combine in an aux splitter, and an altec lansing 2 speaker set with subwoofer that has an amplifier built in as well. My first question is about the JBL's. These are the most sentimental pieces out of everything due to them belonging to my late father. They sound "fine" (great sound on some types of music and not so good on others). The biggest problem with them is one of the speakers (could be both although I doubt it) has difficulty with a certain frequency of bass. The music I found that sets it off the most is bass from red hot chili peppers music. Some bass sounds fine except for a certain level that bears a dullness like a crackling sound. I was told by someone that the speakers need re-coned, and that I should do both speakers at once so they sound even. It is safe to assume these speakers have never been re coned before. My other question is whether or not I could use something like this to use all three combinations at once mazon.com: Belkin RockStar 5-Way 3.5-mm Headphone Splitter (White): Electronics (http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-RockStar-3-5-mm-Headphone-Splitter/dp/B0017PG8KS) . My reluctance is that both the altec and the klipsch sets have their own amplifiers whereas the jbls and emotive are separate. I don't want to screw up or fry anything, but I assume as soon as it gets to the aux cord it's a non issue? Any advice anyone could shed on these would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Nick