I take the main outs of my 11r into a small Mackie mixer. The outs of the mixer go into my Alto 112a powered speakers. This works quite well for me because I have a "tactile" volume and EQ I can tweak before the sound goes to the speakers.
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Mac OS X 10.12.3
Logic ProX 10.3.1
Audient iD22 Interface
Focusrite Pro40 FireWire Interface
Digidesign Eleven Rack