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Any way to adapt Apple Pro speakers to Powerbook G4 17"?




By jessie25 - usenet poster

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Hello,

I'm a relatively new Mac user who just purchased a Powerbook G4 17"
portable.

I have a pair of Apple Pro Speakers (the cool-looking ones that are little
clear globes, and which were made, according to the Apple store, for
iMacs).

These speakers have a connector with a small metal sheath around the
bottom of the speaker plug.

The Powerbook has a dedicated speaker-plug receptacle, but doesn't accept
this particular type of plug.

My question is if anyone makes an adaptor for the plug (the Apple store
already states that *they* don't carry anything like that)?

Or perhaps the speakers are somehow electrically incompatible with the
Powerbook, and an adaptor would be pointless?

Would appreciate any info. anyone has.

TIA,

PLM
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posted on Sep 12, 2008
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products such griffin ifire and powerwave accept the aps speaker jack

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posted on Aug 01, 2007
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"Patrick Mills" <
The speaker outputs on a laptop only provide enough power to run headphones
or very small speakers, or to serve as input for amplified speakers. You
say you don't want a separate power supply, then how about batteries? There
are speakers designed to work with personal stereos which take batteries to
power their amplifiers.

--Thundermaker$yahoo.com (Spud Demon)
The above may not (yet) represent the opinions of my employer.
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Solution #3

posted on Aug 01, 2007
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No problem at all. Thanks very much for the information - now I can stop
wasting my time with these speakers, which were a freebie.

Any recommendations for decent, compact speakers that will work from a
Powerbook speaker port (stylish ones would be a plus)? I need the speakers
because I like to work with the PB connected to an external display and
keyboard, and keep the PB's screen shut. The built-in speakers are "muffled"
sounding with the lid shut, of course.

I'm looking for a solution that doesn't have a separate woofer or power
supply, if possible (my home office is way too cluttered with computer
equipment already).

Thanks,

PLM
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Solution #4

posted on Aug 01, 2007
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Riddle
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okay
here's the bad news-that little metal sheath on the bottom of the plug
is to power the speakers themselves. I don't know about iMacs (maybe
the most recent ones) but as you have discovered to your chagrin, you
need a powered speaker socket on the back of your machine to really use
'em

don't shoot the messenger please

JB
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