sound sticks II Can these run through an ipod directly or do I need to go through a computer????
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I'm a musician and I wanted speakers that could deliver Beethoven's Ninth as well as Stevie Wonder and RB; found 'em! These speakers sound AWESOME when played through my iPod! Was shopping for Bose, but when I heard these, well, the Soungsticks II sold themselves. I can't imagine speakers EVER sounding better than these and plan to purchas more for other rooms in my home and buy some for family members as Christmas Gifts. C'mon, the price is AMAZING, a little over 100 bucks & you'll never get a better bang for your buck! HOW CAN YOU LOSE! Sure, you can buy something else; but you'll always be sorry if you ever hear a pair of SoundSticks II ... I'm a musician and I wanted speakers that could deliver Beethoven's Ninth as well as Stevie Wonder and RB; found 'em! These speakers sound AWESOME when played through my iPod! Was shopping for Bose, but when I heard these, well, the Soungsticks II sold themselves. I can't imagine speakers EVER sounding better than these and plan to purchas more for other rooms in my home and buy some for family members as Christmas Gifts. C'mon, the price is AMAZING, a little over 100 bucks & you'll never get a better bang for your buck! HOW CAN YOU LOSE! Sure, you can buy something else; but you'll always... » Read More I'm a musician and I wanted speakers that could deliver Beethoven's Ninth as well as Stevie Wonder and RB; found 'em! These speakers sound AWESOME when played through my iPod! Was shopping for Bose, but when I heard these, well, the Soungsticks II sold themselves. I can't imagine speakers EVER sounding better than these and plan to purchas more for other rooms in my home and buy some for family members as Christmas Gifts. C'mon, the price is AMAZING, a little over 100 bucks & you'll never get a better bang for your buck! HOW CAN YOU LOSE! Sure, you can buy something else; but you'll always be sorry if you ever hear a pair of SoundSticks II ... « Show Less
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You can, but it's not ideal. I hooked up my ipod using a 1/8 jack to stereo RCA Jacks, plugged into the front AV input. Get good audio quality, but no control over the iPod, of course... I'm probably going to go ahead and invest in a dock...
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They plug in to my kindle so I think they will plug into an ipod too, but the sound is kind of muddy and garbled for transcription anyway. So I don't necessarily recommend them.
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You can run audio out of your iPod onto the system via 1/8" stereo jack. Keep in mind you will be hearing stereo out of 5.1 speakers, not real 5.1 If you're looking for a system that will allow you to play audio from your iPod (which only outputs stereo), there are plenty of stereo systems out there that have better quality sound and MUCH better speakers such as this Bose system:http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001DLTDQC/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?qid=1388776139&sr;=8-5π=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70 You can run audio out of your iPod onto the system via 1/8" stereo jack. Keep in mind you will be hearing stereo out of 5.1 speakers, not real 5.1 If you're looking for a system that will allow you to play audio from your iPod (which only outputs stereo), there are plenty of stereo systems out there that have better quality sound and MUCH better speakers such as this Bose system:http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001DLTDQC/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?qid=1388776139&sr;=8-5π=AC_SX110_SY1... » Read More You can run audio out of your iPod onto the system via 1/8" stereo jack. Keep in mind you will be hearing stereo out of 5.1 speakers, not real 5.1 If you're looking for a system that will allow you to play audio from your iPod (which only outputs stereo), there are plenty of stereo systems out there that have better quality sound and MUCH better speakers such as this Bose system:http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001DLTDQC/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?qid=1388776139&sr;=8-5π=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70 « Show Less
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What you would have to do is have a home receiver near by. I have one in my basement. I ran the speaker wire from the receiver in the basement to the speakers outside. Then you would just hook up your IPOD to the "Aux In" on the receiver. That's the setup I have to play my IPOD outside. There is no way to directly hook up the IPOD to the speakers. Hope this helps answer your question.
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Fussy About Clock Radios, If you are looking for an iPod that does not need headphones then I suggest looking out for an iPod Touch. As far as I know they are the only type of iPod that headphones are not a needed item, but the sound quality drops to only okay. iPod docks do have speakers. They also charge your iPod (depending on what type of dock). Some docks can even function as an alarm clock. I hope this helped. Godspeed! ~SWWPD
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Hi DavidThese speakers are passive, which means you would need to have an Amplifier between the speakers and the iPod.While these are very nice speakers, if you want something which can be connected directly to an iPod or other MP3 player (etc) you will need to buy a separate amp to go with these OR buy a set of speakers with a built in Amp.
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No you have to have a working headphone adapter in order for them to work. The USB just powers the speakers. Now if you go to RadioShack. They have a Bluetooth receiver and as long as ur iMac has Bluetooth then you can use that plus you will have wireless speakers! What you will need from RadioShack is 1. Bluetooth connect by xtrememac 2. 3.5mm female to 3.5mm female coupler3. 1 pack of AAA batteries (the BT connect is small and portable therefore you need batteries) I really hope this helps
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You would need a stereo mini (the kind of plug for iPod headphones male) to RCA stereo (the red & white plug male) cable plus 2 RCA to RCA adapters (female to female) & a double RCA (male) to XLR (male) cable. Mini goes in iPod & xlr goes in sub channels 1 & 2.. Then XLR from sub channel 1 to 515 & XLR from sub channel 2 to the other 515. You'll need 2 standard 6 foot XLR cables for that. Unless you can find an Mini stereo to XLR stereo (left & right) to channels 1 & 2 of sub. Then XLR from channel 1 of sub to 515 EON & XLR from channel 2 of sub to other 515 EON.
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Sure. Connect with any bluetooth. All sounds generated by the iPod should play.
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No, and they arent powered so you'd need an amp/receiver to use with ipod etc, they've got the kind of jacks for using speaker wire
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No you need to plug it up to a computer. The Ipod deck is just in case your computer crashes, you can't mix with it.
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I've used mine with my creative mp3 players and my computer - haven't got an ipod so can't try that
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First, this turntable lasted less than 1 year. I took it apart and decided the power circuits in the board had died. Yes, you can play iPod through USB
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You forgot my favorite cheapskate speakers: computer speakers! The output jack for headphones is identical to the one on the back of your computer - so plug the computer speakers into the device and see how it sounds. Actually, I'm only lusting after an H2 - but if I want to share my iPod with the whole room, I use the pair of amplified (plugs into the wall, too) computer speakers my housemate left when she moved. Sounds better than a boombox. Bet you've got a pair, too.
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I use an iPod touch 4th gen (not amped) to listen to them. An amp will make them sound even better, but is not necessary.
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These are not USB speakers; they plug into an audio jack on the computer. The extra "ipod station" has an additional audio input jack and comes with a patch cable to plug into an MP3 player/ipod. Sound is ok for the price. annoying electronic hum when not in use and left powered on.