Just one naive question: Will the cable plug directly into my laptop or do I need a connector? Good for just listening to music?
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No to the first question; it's hard-wired with a 1/4 stereo plug. S'pose you could try to find a 1/4 to mini-stereo (1/8) adapter, but I've never seen on and going from large to small like that would tend to place a lot of torque on the laptop's input jack. So I wouldn't advise it. As for the sound, yeah, they're great, especially for bass-oriented rock, hip hop, or pop. They'll take a lot of volume without distortion.
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You do need a quarter-inch to 1/8" adapter, but I disagree with Chris - they are perfectly suited to listening for long periods of time. I wear glasses and they're very comfortable.
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Yes you would need a 1/4" to 1/8" plug like this one Leegoal 3.5mm M to 1/4-Inch F AdapterThe cable is long and I've only had a total of 1 to 2 hours in them but they sound great for our studio application, which are live guitars for me. It would look like overkill with the adapter plugged into your laptop but you could do it. HTH
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Yeah u need a connector. Wouldn't recommend for listening to music on the go, the cables long and with the connector it looks unsightly. But its perfect for home use. U should replace the ear cushions if u wanna use it to listen to music for long periods of time as there's not really enough cushioning between your ear and the speaker. If our cheap like me u can slip some foam or cotton buds in between the cushions. There's a small space. Makes these headphones much comfier
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Yes. You need a cable with a sub-mini connector to fit the laptop speaker out put on one end. On the other end you will need it to split into two RCA plugs -- left and right. Start with the laptop volume all the way down and the amplifier at 50%. Bring up the laptop volume until loud enough, or you just go over 50%. Then you have to work between the amp volume and the laptop volume for best sound -- no distortion.
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The plug fits into your laptop (and my tablet). There's no need for an adapter. As a matter of fact, they send a larger adapter that allows you to plug into a traditional stereo.
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For a temporary hookup, you can get a standard auxiliary cable that has a 3.5mm headphone plug on both ends, and plug one end into the laptop's headphone port, and one into the receiver's portable input on the front right. If you're looking for a more permanent connection, you want a 3.5mm headphone plug to stereo RCA plugs, which will let you plug into the back of the receiver instead of the front.
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You buy a split or dual RCA cable with a single mini connector. Most laptops have a place for earphones and that connection is a mini. This amp head has RCA connectors but you want the stereo sound so you need to use 2 RCA inputs. Assuming you have speakers connected to the amp head, you just turn up the volume on both the laptop and the amphead, and start your music playing on the laptop. Decide on the length of your cable but here's the one I bought for my system. Hosa Cable CMR206 Stereo 1/8 Inch to Dual RCA Adapter Cable - 6 Foot You buy a split or dual RCA cable with a single mini connector. Most laptops have a place for earphones and that connection is a mini. This amp head has RCA connectors but you want the stereo sound so you need to use 2 RCA inputs. Assuming you have speakers connected to the amp head, you just turn up the volume on both the laptop and the amphead, and start your music playing on the laptop. Decide on the length of your cable but here's the one I bought for my system. Hosa Cable CMR206 Stereo 1/8 Inch to Dual RCA Adapter Cable - 6 Foot
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I doubt this will be much help, but I own these and have never needed cables for them. Ever. If your computer has the necessary outlet you should be good to go for headphones, etc. My brother owned a set and I saw how nice his sounded and decided then I could really use a better sound speaker for my laptop - I wish they could work with my TV as well! I hope this helped you somewhat. I found these to work very well and they were a welcomed change. Hope you enjoy yours too!
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You will need to connect audio between the laptop and whatever amp/speakers you require (even your laptop speakers might be usable.) In any case, you may likely need to change your audio settings on the laptop so HDMI audio is not in use. There may be some audio breakout boxes for HDMI cables, but for the price and addtional hardware involved, its not worth it. I've never used one.
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no. you plug into a port and it uses the electricity from you laptop....so, the answer is no, you do not need headphones.
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Hi There, This speaker plugs directly into one of your USB ports. That is the only connection and power source required. It comes with a detachable clip to mount on your computer or you can use the included stand. I love this speaker it is perfect for music or audio played on the laptop. Hope this helps.Beth
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you can get a Y splitter cable to connect your mp3 player. Then you can connect pretty much any audio source to the system laptop/mp3 player...
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It comes with the "headphone" style jack to plug into your computer. Also, if your laptop has bluetooth it will work wirelessly.
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My experience is the same as Jacky's. I don't use mine with a laptop so can't comment on that. My headphones work fine without anything related to the speakers as I plug them into a USB port on my CPU.
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I believe you will be able to use this product with your new headphones - although I do not know the type of headphones or laptop brand - however the only problem I could foresee you encountering would be if you are using a bulky phone case (I.e. Lunatik, Otterbox, etc,) the adapter does have issues plugging directly into your phone although I don't think you will have any issues plugging into a laptop headphone jack. You should be ok with this purchase based on my limited info.
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No don't hook up directly. Laptop to mixer then direct box to instrument on separate channel.
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If you want ot use as a computer speaker, as Brian said, Get a 1/8" male to male audio cable and hook one end to the laptop/PC's headphone or audio jack to the AUX of the speaker. Problem solved. Using USB may work, but I'd think of other options first, as the USB port on this device sends voltage out, as well as the USB port on your computer would, thats like pluging an outlet into an outlet....could have disastrous results..... Come "next door" if you have any other questions.
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Theres a 3.5mm headphone connector jack that you can plug into the headphone jack on the laptop.
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You can get an adapter cable that plugs into the headphone jack of your laptop with stereo RCA plugs on the other end. But the digital - to analogue converters built into most laptops are not very good, so for better sound you may want to invest in a separate d/a converter.