Apple Pro Speakers and MacBook Pro

Hi Debbie,
I am a video tape engineer at NBC! There you go. Actually I have been an editor in EJ for almost 20 years.

At any rate, I think you are smart not to try it if you are uncomfortable. On my main system I have to recommend the Harmon Kardon Sound Sticks 9with subwoofer) if you don't need portable, they have awesome sound for the price. I use that on my home edit system.

In the living room I have Klipsh surround sound speakers for watching movies with the new iMac. They are a little pricey, but great.

If you need good quality portable speakers you will not go wrong Altec Lansing.

🙂
Lydia

lol - Well at least I feel vindicated by Lydilove - they are normal speakers.

If you like AudioBooks can I recommend BBC radio to you too - it's pretty good and they have a huge range of stuff - the comedy programmes are particularly good as are the dramas and lit. There is a little program you can use to record the stream called "irecord music" and then you can put them on an ipod and listen to them that way - I use an ipod with a jbl onstage - which also has an input so you could use it with the MacBook Pro and with an ipod plugged in. Some online vendors were selling the 1st generation for $30 recently (down from $150) and I snagged one (www.consumerdepot.com) - ebay may be a good place to find one if not available elsewhere (I'd aim for $40 - Costco had them for $80).

Otherwise, if you already have a home stereo you could just get a long cable and plug into that - or even look at something to stream to the home stereo.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/in dex.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/

Best of luck.

Hi Dave,
FYI, I call Harmon Kardon before cutting the plug off and attaching the mini plug.. They are normal analog speakers, that require amplification.

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Lydia

Deborah,
IMy english isn't that good.I also got the same speakers.
I have a macbook,so i have just to connect a good pin an its ok to use them?

Yes,
the only way to use these speakers is to do major surgery to the wires, as I described above, OR pay over $80 on Ebay for Griffen's no longer generally available iFire.

-Lydia

I have installed volume logic,but it isn't in my Itunes menu!!
I've just updated my Tiger to 10.4.7 could this be the problem?

You have already patched the cable as described?

Did you restart your computer after installing volume logic?

You have already patched the cable as described?

Did you restart your computer after installing volume logic?

The volume logic option can be viewed in iTunes "Window" menu.

If the cable is patched correctly you will hear it with out volume logic, albeit at a level similar to the macbook's internal speakers loudest volume, fairly modest.

You must go into your system preferences, (in the dock)m choose "sound" and in the output menu choose either headphones or line out, which ever appears, I forget.

nono;the cables are not ready yet,but the program isn't working.

For that first check the Volume Logic Website... I just read a post that says, though the company is working on it, their software only works on the Power PC chip and not the intel ones ...yet.

Sorry. I am using my speakers with my old Powerbook. There is probably another preamp you could use. Just keep an eye for up dates.

I made the connection,but only one site is ok.
I need another connector.
But the volume of one side is ok,not that loud but good enough.
So as I am a bit of a technician I made the connection like a pro(lol)
I don't know how to say it in English but in dutch its called "solderen".
If any of you has anaother way the increes the volume I like to hear it.

Yep,
soldering is the best way to do it, and is, in fact how I did it... but I do not recommend it armatures because they can burn themselves and hurt the equipment if they have no experience or no one to show them how.

🙂

Dual G5, Powerbook G4 1.5, Intel iMac, iMac G4, Wallstreet Mac OS X (10.4.4) House networked with a variety of Macs and PeeCees

Hello Dave

I have a iFire. With my old PowerBook G4 17 I hear sound with no problems. However, since purchasing a MacBook Pro 17" my iFire refuses to power my Apple Pro Speakers.

What I have noticed is the little red light on the iFire glows a bright red when plugged into my old system, as if they have lots of power going through them. But, when I plug it into the MacBook the light is very faint, almost invisible.

Do the MacBook and PowerBook have different kind of Firewire ports?
It is as if the MacBook doesn't supply much power to the iFire.

Please help.