Years ago Apple provided a set of round stereo speakers with an unusual (to me) connector. I'd like to find a 3.5mm adapter for those speakers to use them elsewhere. I do not know what I'm looking for nor where to find it. Can anyone help?
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
Thank you, think.d. I appreciate your rapid response AND your suggestions, especially since I didn't think anyone would be reading Old Hardware questions. I'm not the least bit handy, but I think I know someone who is. Again: thank you!
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 see that there is at least one iFire offered on Ebay for $400+ -- ! I like the speakers and I'd like to use them again, but that cost for iFire is too much for me. I'm going to try to have someone follow think.different's suggestion -- I regret that I don't have the DIY knowledge required and at 82 years of age, I'm not likely to develop it -- but I'm still learning!
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.
The solution on iFixIt seems more tedious than scary to me, but it is well laid-out with seemingly easy-to-understand directions. You're right -- there is at least one other such project online and, perhaps, there are others -- I'll continue to search. . . .
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! 🙂
Oh, just found that you could also use the Griffin Powerwave.
http://www.dremeljunkie.com/2012/01/proprietarily-ridiculous.html
Early Apple Stereo Speakers
