Sure.. sorry. You need a mixer with Line input.. so you can run the audio out of your laptop into the mixer so you’ll have 3band Eq.. the 400 doesn’t have inputs.. you can use a small mini mixer
.. Yamaha MG06 6-Input Compact Stereo Mixer https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I2J4WJG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_6TGDBC7SZ7TGYEPHYJ0A
I use a yamaha MG06 coupled with an EV RE20 studio mic for both my radios and my PC. The main outputs of the mixer feed a UMC202HD USB audio interface that handles the PC audio, and I feed the headphone output to the input of my radios via a basic audio splitter. I'm able to adjust the level of the mic input to the radios independently via the splitter, or globally by adjusting the headphone output volume.
For now, radio speakers all work independently but at some point I'd like to feed those into some kind of mixing setup as well so I can record RX audio.
I'd grab some powered monitors like Kali LP-6 paired with a studio sub like the Kali WS12. That's a slamming 2.1 system that will punch well above its weight class. You've even got funds left over for a mixer, DAC if you want one, and cables. Mixers make great monitor controllers.
The matching sub for those monitors is the JBL 310. It has a built-in crossover for the 305s. Using the 550p is a little trickier. I think you could use a Yamaha Mixer to control the volume of the sub and the monitors together. This one has two sets of main outputs. Run XLR cables from the mixer to the 305P monitors. Run TRS to RCA cables from the mixer to the sub.
A DAC will solve the buzzing sound. I've got a DAC, turntable, and Bluetooth receiver running through my mixer into my monitors.
Would this one work?
Optical out from xbox one to DAC1, RCA to 1/4 from DAC1 into the mixer. Usb from pc into DAC2, RCA to 1/4 from DAC 2 into mixer. Mixer then outputs RCA into my Schiit Amp, then amp into headphones?
This is the one I have, it's $100. Yamaha MG06 6-Input Compact Stereo Mixer https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I2J4WJG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_BTuwxb85CKZTJ
There are cheaper options out there I believe. I use this just so I can have a nice headphone mix - I can push my mic up or down vs the game volume in my ears. It's nice to have control.
Any way you do it will be "official", just with different gear. A mixer is the easiest. This one has good reviews and isn't too costly.
Another way I posted recently (referring to ps4):
This is possible.
You need an hdmi audio extractor if your ps4 doesn't have optical, an optical to rca dac if it does, though the audio extractor would still work too.
If you use the extractor, you'll need an rca to 3.5mm cable to go from the extractor to your PC's line in (blue) port. Using the dac I linked to, all you'd need is a standard 3.5mm cable.
Once that's done, go to sound settings, sound control panel (on the tight), recording tab, line-in, properties, listen tab, check "Listen to this device", and in the Playback through this device dropdown, select default audio device. In the levels tab, set the volume to 50% and see how it sounds. On mine I have to set it to 55%, otherwise whatever is connected to the line in is much louder than my PC audio. Test it and see what works best for you.
Your speakers should be connected to your PC via the green input.
Looks like your post got pulled by mods. I can continue to advise, but heres my reply to your last msg fwiw:
>Can I bypass a mixer and go direct to amps?
Kinda. You can plug direct into your "main" amplifier (as if it were Left-Right), but you may experience pops and more noises if you connect/disconnect anything while the amps are on, since you cant mute. You also remove any EQ or fader control when you remove the mixer, so you would be dependent on the playback device controls.
From there you can use the "through" outputs on the back of said amp, to jump signal to the next amp and so on. This is "daisy changing" the signal that feeds the amps, but is obviously dependent on the amp connections. Youll probably need a handful of adapters as well.
Jumping speakers together can be tricky, because they need to have similar power and resistance requirements. Unless you understand OHM loads, cable gauges, and peak vs RMS wattages, I wouldn't recommend "daisy chaining" speakers. That's one of the most common mistakes that can cause bad sound or damage if done incorrectly. This stuff is why sound engineering is a job that takes years to master.
Get something like the Yamaha MG06 or this Behringer or this Pyle.
Sound/build quality are pretty much the same under about $300. Which is another way to say on the cheap side. Even if you bought a $12,000 console, its all for not if your PA isnt set up correctly.
Purchasing a cheap submixer would leave over $100 left in your budget. Thats plenty to pay someone to show you how to set it up, and youll probably have beer money left over.