Q: Early Apple Stereo Speakers

I still use these Apple Pro Speakers, that originally came with the angle-poise iMacs. I use them with my 2012 mini (and previous machines) you need to use the Griffin iFire (you'll have to find a used one) and this will convert the 2.5-mm Apple Pro Speaker minijack into Firewire400 and 3.5mm audio. I then have a single cable with FW400 one end and 800 the other. Then the FW & audio plug into the mini.

If you are feeling handy and into DIY, then you could try this mod, https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Using+Apple+Pro+Speakers+with+a+class-d+amplifier/1 1399

There are a few links indicated in search results, here:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Griffin+iFire

While I too have those speakers, and three iMac G4 17-inch USB2.0

series late model 1.25GHz machines, the speakers are stored in box.

Original keyboard/mouse still find useful purpose as backup, even

though for various hardware reasons, none of my iMac G4s function.

{There had been a way to use similar speakers with the G4 Cube, or

so the story has been told. Not sure, but likely had a dedicated port.

As there had been pictures online years ago, showing these together.}

Thank you for bringing up the topic, as I have a Late 2012 Mini i7 that

has no speakers; so I leave it muted most of the time. Nothing to play.

And thanks for a refresher on the product from Griffin, in first reply.

PS: expect the Griffin iFire adapter to run very costly; you may find

a suitable PowerMac G4 Tower or maybe G4 Cube with the correct

plug/port for those speakers, for less money. Then use standard amp

with audio input, for a suitable source. For large hardware/less cost.

Best regards & good luck in this matter!

I got my iFire years ago (10+) when it was probably about £30-50. That link I found for the DIY project on iFixIt was just the first one I clicked on in google, there may be others, worth a look.

It doesn't look too scary, cutting wire, stripping wire, bit of soldering, and that it.

Oh, just found that you could also use the Griffin Powerwave.

http://www.dremeljunkie.com/2012/01/proprietarily-ridiculous.html

Additional information from the lead you found, that was

in my original search finding link above, is available here:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Griffin+Powerwave

Either way, these are harder to get and there still is enough

demand on old-stock along with dwindling availability to

sustain(?) some interest in driving up the prices on both.

Good luck in any event!