Are these truly passive pickups like in the description, or active pickups as the image appears to indicate?
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Dear Chris,From what I can tell these appear to be passive pickups. If you look at the back there isn't a spot for the battery pack required for active pickups. I hope this helps!WWBW
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Yes, they are!They are passive (don´t need battery) and I'm pretty happy with them.
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No, what you are referring to are powered speakers. These are simple speaker wire hookups
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Theses are passive speakers meaning they don't have an internal power source, most of their speakers do And are meant for computer applications. The onkyo has plenty of power to drive these
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The pickups I got had shielded wire meaning the ground was bare wire around the other wire like a coax cable for a tv
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For some reason Amazon thinks I should answer you, but I don't have an active pickup bass right now so I can't check. I can say that I've used a SansAmp Bass Driver in front of it and it handles it well. There's a lot of good tone in this (Orange) box.
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These are passive not active which means you will need some type of amplifier. Somthing like this will do: Pyle Home PCA3 150-Watt Stereo Mini Power AmplifierHowever, you best bet is to get some type of active speaker system like this:Logitech S220 2.1 Speaker System with SubwooferMichael
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It is junk. It did not have near as much punch as I wanted to drive my receiver and I immediately unhooked it and ordered another one. Bite the bullet and spend 200 plus so you don't have to buy two to get one. If passive means that you can keep it turned on but it uses no power and puts out no signal unless stimulated by the turntable, then I think they all may be passive. Chuck
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Dear Docpain, Pls forgive me reply in delay. Yes,it is active pickup.how to estimate it,just depends on your bass. Warmest regards, Emma
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I'm really not sure, I used them on a custom build. They are four wire which allows for many wiring options. I wired them with another single coil pickup and a five way selector, tone, and volume. As far as sound, they are pretty hot! I really like em.
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No they're passive - no onboard amplification, so you'll need a receiver or pre/power amp combo to drive them. The BIC Acoustech's are very efficient and need maybe only 10 watts per channel to power them.
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Hi, They are Passive wired directly to my JVC receiver. Highly recommend them. Seriously , great sound on my patio. Good Luck.
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Hi EricI use powered speakers as i was told i couldnt mix powered with passive speakers.Though i have seen a link on youtube explaing how you can use both using a sound filter check it out i dont have the link.But i use powered speakers and powered bass bin.Sorry i couldnt help.Thanks from Barry.
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Yes, ass a passive (as opposed to active) subwoofer, it receives its power from the receiver. The only connections to the subwoofer are for speakers IN and speakers OUT.
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Yes, it has a standard phono jack for the passive pickup. I have not tried it though as I am using it as a travel guitar due to its narrow body profile.
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These are passive speakers and require an amplifier with speaker wire from the amp to the speakers.
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I haven't found a schematic for this particular pickup. The two that I ordered came paired up already so all I had to do was solder the leads to my switch. On another note; these pickups do sound pretty good. I can open up my guitar in a bit and get the wiring for you.