How to wire a keyboard speaker into 1/4" output

The Anchors · Post by **The Anchors** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:24 pm

I bought a Yamaha PSS-80 from a thrift store the other day for hella cheap. It sounds sweet but it doesn't have a 1/4" output and I don't like having to mic it up. Is there a way I can rewire the speaker into a 1/4" out?

Thanks!

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:00 pm

If it has a headphone jack you can just use a simple adapter. If not, you can just open the case up and wire the speaker's wires to a 1/4" jack (available at your local electronic part supplier e.g. Radio Shack). Be careful about your levels though (it'll be amp-level rather than line-level, and you may have impedance problems).

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:05 pm

This might be a stupid question, but does it have mini or rca outs? If so, adapters.

If you need to make outs, open it, decide on the outs that you want (1/4, mini, rca, etc), get a cable, cut off an end and solder it to the speaker wires. Of course, two cables or a stereo cable if it's a stereo unit.
That'll do the job.

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fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:13 pm

Internet says there's no headphone jack on it, so yeah, you'll have to remove the speaker and wire its leads into a jack. Still, pretty trivial to do.

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:30 pm

Well, you can leave the speakers wired. He may want to use it by itself or use them as teensy weensy monitors.

The Anchors · Post by **The Anchors** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:48 pm

Sorry, I forgto to mention that there aren't any outs (headphone, etc.)

Thanks!

jeff robertson · Post by **jeff robertson** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:42 pm

Wouldn't you want to tap into the circuit before whatever is this thing's equivalent of a "power amp" in order to get a line-level signal?

Or is the amp in a keyboard like that so weak that it doesn't matter?