Audio monitoring

Pearl & Pearl-2 Setup, Kit, & Gear
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Hi,

is there a possibility for monitoring the incoming audio in the pearl box which has no headphone jack?
Are there any hardware solutions instead of connecting a notebook via ethernet and make use of the browser interface?

I already tried to connect a little USB Audio I/O on the usb ports of the box. But it didn’t work out.

It would be very helpful if someone has a (hardware) solution for that. The aim is to remove the notebook from the Streaming Setup but not to replace the pearl box with the newer ones.

Thanks in advance,
Matthias

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Hi Matthias, the only option here would be to output the channel on one of the Mini Displayport outputs. Then this can easily be routed to a monitor/tv that has speakers.

Alternatively, if you need to go to headphones, this would be possible but with a string of adapters: Mini Displayport to HDMI, HDMI audio extractor, then a Headphone amplifier. For example something like these should work:

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=12742
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=24278
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=615220

Of course other sources for such products also would work, such as Amazon or B&H.

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Thanks! That will work for us.