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Bolkonskij
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on: July 26, 2022, 19:30
Pretty straightforward - do you use external sound boxes with your System 7 Mac? If so, which ones? I still use my 25+ year old Genius speakers that I bought cheap in some PC hardware store a friend used to work. They've been doing a great job all those years. Unfortunately, they lately start to issue a crackling sound during music playback. Unfortunately, it seems hard to get sound boxes these days that are *not* powered by USB. (anyone able to recommend something?) |
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Last Edit: July 27, 2022, 12:01 by Bolkonskij
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snes1423
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256 MB  Posts: 458 A Man born of Mechina
Reply #1 on: July 26, 2022, 21:26
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Bose 601II from 1979 got it as a gift from my grandmother still is a great speaker even 43 years later
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cballero
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1024 MB Posts: 1179 System 7, today and forever
Reply #2 on: July 26, 2022, 22:52
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My totally doesn't count but since my 68k emulated Mac's sound outputs to my Chromebook, I blast those to my portable as well as TV Bluetooth speakers! 
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cballero
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1024 MB Posts: 1179 System 7, today and forever
Reply #3 on: July 28, 2022, 23:21
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As a modern workaround, you could opt to get a Bluetooth transceiver to send your audio from your Mac's audio jack out to any Bluetooth speakers you might have at home  The inverse works for any Bluetooth sound sources to connect to a retro speaker, except in that instance you would use a Bluetooth receiver  And for the ultimate wacky wireless setup, you could couple two retro audio items using both a Bluetooth wireless receiver and transmitter! lol
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Bolkonskij
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Administrator 1024 MB Posts: 2023
Reply #4 on: July 29, 2022, 08:48
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Thanks for the suggestion - if I get really desperate, I may go that route. Otherwise - the internal speakers of the 8600 / 9600 series aren't that bad
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Neal_SE30
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256 MB Posts: 401 System 7 Newcomer!
Reply #5 on: September 28, 2022, 22:06
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I have the audio out from my SE/30 (7.5.5) fed into a 3 channel mixer, which goes into a Roland sc-88 general midi sound canvas plus serial midi also fed into the 2nd channel of the mixer to allow easy gain/volume between the two audio types in games or indeed music/studio. It’s then fed into a 1990’d sony 7 band graphic equalizer into a vintage 1981 naim nat stereo amplifier, through some bookshelf monitor audio speakers. I do have all my other audio outs from the other macs, alexa echo, work laptop and dab radio fed into a 6 channel 3.5mm switch box and fed into the 3rd channel of the mixer so i run everything through the audio. For maximum lights/displays i have 2 rca’s fed to both my DAT machine and Tape deck to use the VU meters on those, the Roland display and the spectrum analyzer on the graphic equalizer all running. So my little mac pumps the tunes accompanied to lots of audio displays, I like flashing lights 😆 http://revontulet.org/2022/09/29/AA2F9E33-DB79-4D85-9895-DFA474F6038D.jpeg http://revontulet.org/2022/09/29/3657C59D-A84F-4F47-B721-14E7B312B5E4.jpeg http://revontulet.org/2022/09/29/46A8BABE-3287-4734-9833-E39B6F924CDB.jpeg http://revontulet.org/2022/09/29/B1DAF0AC-9657-430D-9CD4-2924D46CD71D.jpeg
Last Edit: September 29, 2022, 12:45 by Neal_SE30
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Bolkonskij
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Administrator 1024 MB Posts: 2023
Reply #6 on: September 29, 2022, 08:50
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That's definitely the PRO setup :-D
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Neal_SE30
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256 MB Posts: 401 System 7 Newcomer!
Reply #7 on: September 29, 2022, 12:06
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I wouldn’t go that far but i’m still trying to setup my se/30 as a music studio and after covid i work from home so so had to my tiny room work as a fulltime office and hobby room in one. It was a complete wiring nightmare though lol. Neal
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MTT
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256 MB Posts: 394 SSW7 Oldtimer
Reply #8 on: October 01, 2022, 04:23
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Quote from: Bolkonskij, who at one time had uttered thus: " Unfortunately, it seems hard to get sound boxes these days that are *not* powered by USB. (anyone able to recommend something?) "I'll digress a little... Some time ago, back when computer "junk" came cheap on ebay, I won a job lot auction for aus$27, pickup required. What I had "won" was 4 boxes of obsolete gear which included approx 20 IDE hard drives ranging from 10GB to 80GB, a Dell desktop of some description, working. A PM 5500 all in one Mac, working, and sundry chargers and cables, bits and bobs, etc. The on topic bit... With the Dell, was a set of Dell branded external speakers, with a USB connector for the power and a stereo analog jack for sound out. Only recently, it dawned on me that as the Dell speakers required plugging in to a PC or Mac's USB port to power on, this would take 5 volts to run. And as it happened a cellphone wall charger that I wasn't using, also output at 5 volts. Lightbulb moment... I plugged the speaker's USB cable into the wall charger and its audio jack into my 660AV and wow! Beautiful powered stereo sound was unleashed - it works perfectly So perhaps this "trick" could be applied to other similar USB powered sound boxes with our System 7 Macs
Last Edit: October 01, 2022, 06:16 by MTT
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Bolkonskij
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Administrator 1024 MB Posts: 2023
Reply #9 on: October 01, 2022, 07:20
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Using a mobile phone's wall charger with a USB port is actually pretty slick a solution. Those should be easy to come by. Nice one, MTT!
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mac-cellar
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128 MB Posts: 176 Gotta love System 7
Reply #10 on: October 01, 2022, 17:30
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Excellent solution MTT! Every few years my father-in-law offloads his old PCs to me. I still use a nice set of non-USB speakers that came with Gateway 2000 PC he had back in the 90s. Cambridge Soundworks or something like that.
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MTT
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256 MB Posts: 394 SSW7 Oldtimer
Reply #11 on: October 02, 2022, 04:05
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Yes I think it will be good for recycling discarded USB phone chargers and connecting USB powered speaker boxes to 68k and early PPC Macs. @mac-cellar: The Gateway 2000 reference! I had been scratching my head trying to think of what that outfit was called only the other day. They had a store here in Australia too, back in the early or mid 1990's. I could recall the cowhide patterned logo but couldn't remember the name. Now I know. Thank you.
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Neal_SE30
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256 MB Posts: 401 System 7 Newcomer!
Reply #12 on: October 22, 2022, 13:01
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you can buy a bluetooth to analogue adapter you plug into any old audio device or indeed old computer which transmits to bluetooth so you can use any of your new speakers or amazon echo etc as your speaker. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bluetooth-Adapter-Streaming-Wireless-Speakers/dp/B016N you would just need a twin rca to 3.5mm cable for £3-4
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