Using "ball" G4 Speakers with another computer/jack

With over 200 views, "don't care" may not be the problem. People may simply not know an answer.

I know I don't, and I'm in the same boat. I had the ball speakers on my MDD when at work but, when I bought the computer for home use, I connected it to a better sound system here. If I plug in the ball speakers to their dedicated jack, they mute the better system running off the regular headphone jack. Therefore they are back in the box.

Hi,

I believe these speakers make use of the special Apple enhanced speaker plug. My guess is that you should take the speakers to Radio Shack and ask someone for an adapter.

I do know that these speakers will fit an MDD though.

My guess is that you should take the speakers to Radio Shack and ask someone for an adapter.

The rub is that the speakers apparently get power through that special Apple plug.

You can use them if you can find a Griffin Tech product (that they no longer produce) called the PowerWave. It's a USB audio output and input device, with the added capability of being an amp for standard unpowered +living room+ stereo speakers. It had a special port on it, which is the same port that was on those few Mac that could power the +crystal ball speakers+. You could just plug them into the PowerWave, and speakers would receive both audio (over USB) and power.

Amazon still has a listing for it.

http://www.amazon.com/Griffin-Technology-3254-PWRW-Technologies-PowerWave/dp/B00 008LDHX

I have one. It does a few more neat tricks, such as being able to take audio input from two computers at the same time and play them both (at the same time) through the attached speakers.

I'll keep my eyes open for one, Thanks, Ken!