Danny,

Do you have one of the small mixers for recording?

Consider using it as a stereo preamp between the headphone out of the laptop and the input to the PA.

Of course, you should use two of the Line inputs on the mixer and not the Mic inputs.

That would give you at least two extra stages of gain to boost the sig into the PA and you likely already have a mini mixer, or can pick one up for little cash outlay.

You'll get the separate channel gain faders as well as the master fader, plus you will likely also have some physical EQ shelving as well.


--Mac