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Hi

Is there any way to get to 2x LR outputs on the 861v6, using the OE14 & OA08 as need to add a subwoofer & or low bass speaker pair for LR front.
Can't really use the sub out and haven't decided if it needs low bass or sub bass yet, will test. Low bass not sub probably. Sub elsewhere.

The front speakers would be DSP5200.2 via the OE14 and then a 2nd output pair LR via RCA with the OA08 to a subwoofer / low bass pair powered by a Yamaha power amp.

On a 861v4 I split the RCAs from the unbalanced output card via a splitter into 4 outputs so not an issue.
But with the Digital card 0E14 and an OA08 I couldn't get it to work in the Config file, could only get one set of LR outputs and the other normal channels, sides, rears, sub, centre etc.

Google search and it's AI says it's possible and brings up another forum where the poster has various front outputs, but doesn't explain how. Perhaps there's a secret way of doing it?

Otherwise might have to buy a 218 as it might be possible this way to get another RCA output pair for the front, while using the DSP5200 fronts, but the 218 might add some delay?

Any help appreciated.
Thanks

In your case you could take a speakerlink output from one of the 5200 and via a rj45 to xlr aes ebu cable (self made) to the Behringer. You then have both channels into the Behringer.

Yes, it is possible to run two sets of front L/R speakers.

One would need to be digital (i.e. your DSP5200) and the other analogue from the OA08.
Make sure the OA08 is configured correctly (check the jumper links on the actual card).
Configure the unit for Analogue fronts; the digitals will work by default. Volume for the digital speakers is controlled inside the speaker via comms (so they are fed with a fixed digital signal).

Ignore what the configuration program makes you do...

If you needed to run two pairs of analogue fronts, then if you had two OA08s or OA18s (or a mix), you could configure the jumpers the same on both cards, and they would both produce front L/R, etc.

Let us know how you get on.

Cheers,

Steve

You may be lucky with timings. Bear in mind that the DSP5200s will have some delay due to internal processing, but I'd expect it to be commensurate with that of the OA08 and Behringer crossover...

SpeakerLink is effectively AES (Balanced digital), so you can probably make up some cables if you want to have a play. If you look at the Wiki at the top of the page, that should point you in the direction of which pins do what on the SpeakerLink output and how to connect to an AES XLR connector.

Cheers,

Steve