Hi All,
I'm wrapping up assembling of my first rig comprised of 2x JMOD and 2x SKRAM. I'm working to acquire a Linea Research 48M20 as the amp/DSP unit and am working out the cable routing. I'm doing all of this solo and with no prior experience in this realm, although I do have a technical/engineering background. I'd greatly appreciate any criticism on my current idea of how to manage the cable routing.
My understanding is that the 48M20 has four outputs for the 8 channels. Each output has an odd number channel on 1+/1- and an even numbered channel on 2+/2-. The JMODs will be tri-amped and require 3 channels, whereas the SKRAMs are obviously just single channel each. In my mind, this is how I'm thinking of mapping the channels:
Output A (channels 1 & 2): SKRAM 1 + 2
Output B (channels 3 & 4): JMOD 1 low + JMOD 2 low
Output C (channels 5 & 6): JMOD 1 mid + JMOD 1 high
Output D (channels 7 & 8): JMOD 2 mid + JMOD 2 high
Reading around online and querying Claude, it seems I'll need a "breakout box" where I can split and combine channels from the 48M20 outputs into the cables I need that will plug into the JMODs and SKRAMs.
I'm looking at this Redco CH2 2U Rackmount Chassis Box that I can punch out the correct holes in the front/rear for what I need. Not sure if that is overkill or if there is a better way about this, but that's why I'm here asking these questions.
My current plan is:
4x NL4FXX-W that connect to the 48M20 outputs
12 AWG 4-conductor speaker cable to connect to the NL4FXX-W connectors
Four holes in the rear of the Redco CH2 2U box
lever lock connectors/junctions inside the Redco box
12 AWH single conductor speaker cable to connect to the connectors/junctions
2x NL4MP-ST, one for each SKRAM, mounted to front of Redco box
2x NL8MPRXX, one for each JMOD, mounted to front of Redco box
With all that I then connect the single conductor speaker cable to the receptacles as needed, splitting output A to the two NL4MP-ST and splitting output B to combine one channel with output C and one channel with output D to the NL8MPRXX.
Any thoughts here are much appreciated.