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reuse a bass cab for keyborad

Hi, I have a keyboard with only RCA L-R (red and white) out.
I'd like to connect it to my old passive bass cab.
Is it possible? If yes, what I should use to connect them?

Also, do you think the sound of a bass cab with kayboards could be enough good?

Thank you very much
 
I have a power amp but it is for bass and guitar (its only input possible is Jack 6,3 mm).
Is there a working cable to convert from RCA L-R (red and white) to Jack 6,3?

uhm, red and white are stereo. single rca to jack converters exist, both are unbalanced connectors.

if you want stereo, you'll need a second speaker and a second power amp (or one that's stereo). hope that makes sense
 
uhm, red and white are stereo. single rca to jack converters exist, both are unbalanced connectors.
if you want stereo, you'll need a second speaker and a second power amp (or one that's stereo). hope that makes sense

Thank you. No need of stereo. Goal is just to reuse the unused bass cab, but I can't find the correct converter cable because in many reviews I read, even if the cables I found have a 6,3 output jack, their conversion is not like to have a guitar/bass cable at the end.
 
I can't find the correct converter cable

single RCA to unbalanced 1/4" jack surely exist, I've seen one (RCA female to jack male, I believe)

but maybe DIY would be faster. you need an instrument cable with mono jack on one side, RCA connector on the other. male/female connectors according to what you need. they're wired similarly: on jack the tip is the signal, the sleeve is ground; on RCA it's the same
 
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If you want stereo you'll need two of the leads described by @Aloe and another cab. You'll only need stereo if you want some of the effects the keyboard can do that need stereo to work.

You'll get most of the functionality of your keyboard with one lead and cab. The amp you have linked to should be perfectly able to do the job you want.