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toebash10 - Aug 19, 2005 - 11:22 am

How do I connect a set of stereo speakers to my iMac?

amrcnidt961 - Aug 19, 2005 - 12:00 pm

That's an easy one!

First, get al the speakers interconnected to eachother (the left connected to the right and the sub connected to either the left or right (depends on which one is the main unit, the one that takes the power and has more plugs than a once bald guys hairy head. (sorry if that offends you, couldnt think of a different metaphor)

then connect the one plug (its usually green) to the headphone or speaker port on the back of your iMac. (there are symbols to help you. when in doubt, consult your manual.)

cheers,
Joey
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iBook G3 300Mhz
128MB RAM, 6GB HD
OS X Panther

iPod Mini (Silver) 4GB

G3 All-In-One 266Mhz
192MB RAM, 80GB HD
Mac OS X Jaguar

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toebash10 - Aug 19, 2005 - 1:31 pm

Thanks for the quick response.

However, my stereo speakers (an older set of Missions) do not have the plugs you describe, just the red/black threads.

Any thoughts?

amrcnidt961 - Aug 19, 2005 - 10:31 pm

Oh....
I get it. I didn't know you meant that kind of speakers.

Here's what I would do:

1. Get myself a simple cheap stereo receiver (most likely an old used one, it's all you need)

2. Get an adapter that has a headphone jack (the plug not the hole) on one end and the red and white RCA plugs. Plug the headphone jack end into the speaker port on your computer, adn the other end to the receiver, in the source name you want it to be

3. Plug the speakers into the stereo

4. Plug any other things into it if you want (cassette player, dvd player, cd player..although the cassettes are the only one thats not part of your mac.

5. Also, if there is an output port on the audio receiver, get another headphone-RCA adapter and connect it from the receiver to the line-in port.


Now this is a lot of work; I would just suggest going out and buying some really nice computer stereo speakers. But if you really want to use those speakers just follow the directions. (any questions? reply to this.)

Cheers,
Joey
--------
iBook G3 300Mhz
128MB RAM, 6GB HD
OS X Panther

iPod Mini (Silver) 4GB

G3 All-In-One 266Mhz
192MB RAM, 80GB HD
Mac OS X Jaguar

AirPort Base Station
Graphite

amrcnidt961 - Aug 19, 2005 - 10:31 pm

Oh....
I get it. I didn't know you meant that kind of speakers.

Here's what I would do:

1. Get myself a simple cheap stereo receiver (most likely an old used one, it's all you need)

2. Get an adapter that has a headphone jack (the plug not the hole) on one end and the red and white RCA plugs. Plug the headphone jack end into the speaker port on your computer, adn the other end to the receiver, in the source name you want it to be

3. Plug the speakers into the stereo

4. Plug any other things into it if you want (cassette player, dvd player, cd player..although the cassettes are the only one thats not part of your mac.

5. Also, if there is an output port on the audio receiver, get another headphone-RCA adapter and connect it from the receiver to the line-in port.


Now this is a lot of work; I would just suggest going out and buying some really nice computer stereo speakers. But if you really want to use those speakers just follow the directions. (any questions? reply to this.)

Cheers,
Joey
--------
iBook G3 300Mhz
128MB RAM, 6GB HD
OS X Panther

iPod Mini (Silver) 4GB

G3 All-In-One 266Mhz
192MB RAM, 80GB HD
Mac OS X Jaguar

AirPort Base Station
Graphite