01-14-2005, 07:54 AM

I want to get some more powerful speakers for the emac (1ghz model). Which speakers are compatible, or should any work with a seperate power supply?

I really like the small round apple speakers that came with the last generation imac, but as these are self-powered, would they work?

Many thanks for your time

01-14-2005, 10:18 AM

No, the apple pro speakers (little round ones) have a proprietary connection that can only be found in the newer iMacs and maybe the G5's? I can't remember but definitly not the eMacs. However for $40 extra you can buy Griffins iFire to use the pro speakers on any computer:
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/ifire/

01-14-2005, 10:37 AM

i own the JBL Creatures and i love them

01-14-2005, 11:25 AM

the jbl creature speakers are not that good, you pay for the looks, not sound, I had them, but ditched em and kept my g4 cube speakers(similiar to apple pro, but usb powered). the sound sticks and also klipshe speakers are great sound and price.

01-14-2005, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by Ryanstech

No, the apple pro speakers (little round ones) have a proprietary connection that can only be found in the newer iMacs and maybe the G5's? I can't remember but definitly not the eMacs. However for $40 extra you can buy Griffins iFire to use the pro speakers on any computer:
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/ifire/

The only Macs that had this connector (and the needed build-in amplifier) are the iMac G4 and the PowerMac G4 starting from the Digital Audio.

The Harman Kardon Soundsticks II are very good, great sound and cool design.

01-14-2005, 12:15 PM

how are alteck lancing mx5021

01-14-2005, 12:43 PM

i just bought this: Philips PSC805/17 Aurilium 5.1-Channel External Sound Processor off of amazon (link that probably wont work: amazon.com )

on the same page is a set of logitech x-530 5.1 speakers that i own and use and they are really nice. i have them set up with a y-adapter out of my headphone jack, but i am looking for more accurate 5.1 sound so im going with the above mentioned unit to hopefully get some nice sound

-chris

01-14-2005, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by coach_z

i just bought this: Philips PSC805/17 Aurilium 5.1-Channel External Sound Processor off of amazon (link that probably wont work: amazon.com )

on the same page is a set of logitech x-530 5.1 speakers that i own and use and they are really nice. i have them set up with a y-adapter out of my headphone jack, but i am looking for more accurate 5.1 sound so im going with the above mentioned unit to hopefully get some nice sound

-chris

The only benefit of 5.1 would be for watching DVD movies...for anything else, a 2.1 system is good enough...

01-14-2005, 11:26 PM

I had the Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers recently. They sound great, but the stock speaker cables suck. I traded them in for the Logitech Z-2300 system. The Logitech system sounds very good too, and cost less than the Klipsch I had before. Both the Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 and Logitech Z-2300 are THX certified, making them good choices for watching DVD's.

01-16-2005, 07:30 AM

Thanks everyone for the input So, basically, I can use any speaker that is not self powered? Thanks also for the suggestions, taking a looksy now.