Comments on: Make Your Apple Pro Speakers Useful http://grantmuller.com/make-your-apple-pro-speakers-useful/ Mr. Anti-Focus Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: nicnack http://grantmuller.com/make-your-apple-pro-speakers-useful/comment-page-1/#comment-1140 nicnack Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:59:23 +0000 http://www.grantmuller.com/?p=385#comment-1140 <p>Hey Grant!</p> <p>I've cut apart another pair of old headphones just in case and the process still isn't working. From everything else I've read, they only work when plugged directly into some sort of amp. When I do that, they work.. as soon as I try to splice an extension cord to them, it doesn't work.. its only when the speakers are directly plugged in to an amp that I get a result.</p> <p>Since you seem to have had success with this, I would love (moreso out of curiosity at this point than anything else) to send these to you with extension cord pieces and pay you for you time.. let me know if you're up for it and no worries if you want to pass ... to be continued ... ;)</p> Hey Grant!

I’ve cut apart another pair of old headphones just in case and the process still isn’t working. From everything else I’ve read, they only work when plugged directly into some sort of amp. When I do that, they work.. as soon as I try to splice an extension cord to them, it doesn’t work.. its only when the speakers are directly plugged in to an amp that I get a result.

Since you seem to have had success with this, I would love (moreso out of curiosity at this point than anything else) to send these to you with extension cord pieces and pay you for you time.. let me know if you’re up for it and no worries if you want to pass … to be continued … ;)

]]> By: Grant Muller http://grantmuller.com/make-your-apple-pro-speakers-useful/comment-page-1/#comment-1139 Grant Muller Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:56:56 +0000 http://www.grantmuller.com/?p=385#comment-1139 <p>Sorry for taking so long, it's been a hell of a week.</p> <p>What you have with those wires is a positive and a negative. The copper is likely the negative, the colored wires are the positives (red and green).</p> <p>Now, I'm assuming what you've done is separated the speakers from the main junction, and you have two free standing speakers. The wires there I <em>think</em> are blue and white, though I might be mistaken. At any rate you should have a colored wire and a less colored wire. The colored wires should connect together, the other copper should connect as well.</p> <p>If that doesn't seem like it's working make sure you <strong>turn it up!</strong> The volume will need to be quite loud to drive these speakers most likely, depending on the source.</p> Sorry for taking so long, it’s been a hell of a week.

What you have with those wires is a positive and a negative. The copper is likely the negative, the colored wires are the positives (red and green).

Now, I’m assuming what you’ve done is separated the speakers from the main junction, and you have two free standing speakers. The wires there I think are blue and white, though I might be mistaken. At any rate you should have a colored wire and a less colored wire. The colored wires should connect together, the other copper should connect as well.

If that doesn’t seem like it’s working make sure you turn it up! The volume will need to be quite loud to drive these speakers most likely, depending on the source.

]]> By: nicnack http://grantmuller.com/make-your-apple-pro-speakers-useful/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 nicnack Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:09:49 +0000 http://www.grantmuller.com/?p=385#comment-1136 <p>hi there.. thanks for checking in! the old headset from which I'm using the wires are the big over-the-ears 70's style looking headphones.. but not from the seventies. it has a left and right set of wires that come together to a 3.5mm male jack. each side has two wires.. one side has a copper and a green wire. the other side has a copper and a red wire. The thing is that I have it plugged into my computer, and I switch connecting each color to the wires from the pro speakers and none of the combinations work. weird . I tested both the pro speakers and the old headphones before cutting any wires so I'm at a loss because it seems pretty straight forward. also I plugged the speaker wires into my stereo amp and they still work. thanks for your help!</p> hi there.. thanks for checking in! the old headset from which I’m using the wires are the big over-the-ears 70′s style looking headphones.. but not from the seventies. it has a left and right set of wires that come together to a 3.5mm male jack. each side has two wires.. one side has a copper and a green wire. the other side has a copper and a red wire. The thing is that I have it plugged into my computer, and I switch connecting each color to the wires from the pro speakers and none of the combinations work. weird . I tested both the pro speakers and the old headphones before cutting any wires so I’m at a loss because it seems pretty straight forward. also I plugged the speaker wires into my stereo amp and they still work. thanks for your help!

]]> By: Grant Muller http://grantmuller.com/make-your-apple-pro-speakers-useful/comment-page-1/#comment-1130 Grant Muller Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:57:40 +0000 http://www.grantmuller.com/?p=385#comment-1130 <p>Sorry, I was tied up there for a while. What color are the wires coming from the main plug? You should have at least 3. From the speakers you'll have at 2 per speaker. We just need to find the positive ground relationship between those connections.</p> <p>Keep in mind that this must be connected to an output that actually puts out some power, like your computer's sound card.</p> Sorry, I was tied up there for a while. What color are the wires coming from the main plug? You should have at least 3. From the speakers you’ll have at 2 per speaker. We just need to find the positive ground relationship between those connections.

Keep in mind that this must be connected to an output that actually puts out some power, like your computer’s sound card.

]]> By: nicnack http://grantmuller.com/make-your-apple-pro-speakers-useful/comment-page-1/#comment-1129 nicnack Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:50:27 +0000 http://www.grantmuller.com/?p=385#comment-1129 <p>well dang.. I'll keep trying</p> well dang.. I’ll keep trying

]]> By: nicnack http://grantmuller.com/make-your-apple-pro-speakers-useful/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 nicnack Fri, 27 May 2011 02:20:28 +0000 http://www.grantmuller.com/?p=385#comment-1126 <p>thanks for your help and time! well I've successfully stripped the wires and have tried all combos while the speakers are plugged into my computer and somethings not working.. It seems pretty straight forward and I've spliced speaker cables before no problem.. I tested these speakers before cutting off the enclosure and they worked fine.. I also tested the old pair of headphones from which I'm using the male output cable and they worked fine too. hmm . Am I missing something?</p> thanks for your help and time! well I’ve successfully stripped the wires and have tried all combos while the speakers are plugged into my computer and somethings not working.. It seems pretty straight forward and I’ve spliced speaker cables before no problem.. I tested these speakers before cutting off the enclosure and they worked fine.. I also tested the old pair of headphones from which I’m using the male output cable and they worked fine too. hmm . Am I missing something?

]]> By: Grant Muller http://grantmuller.com/make-your-apple-pro-speakers-useful/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 Grant Muller Wed, 25 May 2011 15:11:03 +0000 http://www.grantmuller.com/?p=385#comment-1125 <p>I recall the blue wire. That should be the positive. I imagine on the other the red is positive. You should be able to test them out with some alligator clips to test which is + and which is -</p> <p>You will need to strip off the insulation to get to the conductors</p> I recall the blue wire. That should be the positive. I imagine on the other the red is positive. You should be able to test them out with some alligator clips to test which is + and which is -

You will need to strip off the insulation to get to the conductors

]]> By: nicnack http://grantmuller.com/make-your-apple-pro-speakers-useful/comment-page-1/#comment-1124 nicnack Tue, 24 May 2011 21:50:55 +0000 http://www.grantmuller.com/?p=385#comment-1124 <p>alright, so I'm in the middle of the operation and have separated the speakers and have stripped off the white plastic coating.. I now see that one speaker has a white and blue wires, the other speaker has red and yellow wires. do i now have to remove the color coating off of each wire on the speakers?</p> <p>Also I guess its a matter of trial and error knowing which are positive and negative.. also because the old headphone cables that I'm splicing them to have a red and copper, the a green and copper sets of wires so I'm not sure which belong with which..</p> alright, so I’m in the middle of the operation and have separated the speakers and have stripped off the white plastic coating.. I now see that one speaker has a white and blue wires, the other speaker has red and yellow wires. do i now have to remove the color coating off of each wire on the speakers?

Also I guess its a matter of trial and error knowing which are positive and negative.. also because the old headphone cables that I’m splicing them to have a red and copper, the a green and copper sets of wires so I’m not sure which belong with which..

]]> By: Grant Muller http://grantmuller.com/make-your-apple-pro-speakers-useful/comment-page-1/#comment-1122 Grant Muller Tue, 24 May 2011 17:56:14 +0000 http://www.grantmuller.com/?p=385#comment-1122 <p>I don't think you should do anything to the motherboard. I would toy with the speakers themselves before doing anything that drastic. The computer should be able to drive these little speakers without issue. Its only something like an iPod that puts out very low signal that would require an amplifier.</p> I don’t think you should do anything to the motherboard. I would toy with the speakers themselves before doing anything that drastic. The computer should be able to drive these little speakers without issue. Its only something like an iPod that puts out very low signal that would require an amplifier.

]]> By: Grant Muller http://grantmuller.com/make-your-apple-pro-speakers-useful/comment-page-1/#comment-1121 Grant Muller Tue, 24 May 2011 17:53:58 +0000 http://www.grantmuller.com/?p=385#comment-1121 <p>The wiring is very straightforward, should just be color to color. I believe that mine were blue and red, but it may be different internally for you. You can also just use a pair of alligator clips to test it out.</p> <p>The quality/volume is extremely poor without an amplifier of some kind. If you are using a computer, it should drive them just fine, but you're not going to be able to just plug an iPod in and expect it to sound alright. AC power isn't necessary to plug into an iPod, but you'll want to build in some kind of inline battery powered amplifier to run your iPod off of it.</p> <p>The second option you mention should work just fine (plugging in to the sub). You'll want to start with the volume very low, since you don't know the wattage that the sub is putting out, but it should be able to drive those speakers without issue.</p> The wiring is very straightforward, should just be color to color. I believe that mine were blue and red, but it may be different internally for you. You can also just use a pair of alligator clips to test it out.

The quality/volume is extremely poor without an amplifier of some kind. If you are using a computer, it should drive them just fine, but you’re not going to be able to just plug an iPod in and expect it to sound alright. AC power isn’t necessary to plug into an iPod, but you’ll want to build in some kind of inline battery powered amplifier to run your iPod off of it.

The second option you mention should work just fine (plugging in to the sub). You’ll want to start with the volume very low, since you don’t know the wattage that the sub is putting out, but it should be able to drive those speakers without issue.

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