my headphone jack is broke on my iMac.....can i plug these in to a usb port on the iMac??
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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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Hi, Veronica. First you should probably check to see if they headphone jack is inserted completely. However, from what you just described, it could be possible that they are either broke or it is a manufacturing issue, because the pair I had also had the same issue after a few months.
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Yes, however, the problem with mac computers is you need an adapter for your mic to be powered. So without that adapter you will likely only be able to get sound from the headphones. If you do not want to buy an adapter best to buy an USB headset.
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They sound good beside an iMac, so I assume if you balance them correctly, they'll sound good on one too.
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I imagine so. I work on a MacBook and run OS 10.6.8. The speakers require both the standard USB port and the headphone port to operate. They have amazing sound quality for the price. I'm very pleased with them.
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Because Apple connector has audio as part of its spec, USB does not. You could try an external DAC if it means that much to you, and some Samsung units support a special cable with audio out from the USB plug.
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Thanks for your question. These wonderful sounding headphones will work with Apple devices. Thanks again!
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From one of the reviews, "Note that these speakers have a 3.5mm jack input which works fine for my iMac. They do not connect via a USB cable." A "3.5mm jack input" is what is commonly called a headphone jack. Cables with a headphone jack would be what is needed. Check your TV manual to see if the TV has a 3.5mm jack output and for the types of speakers your TV will accept. I'd also check the specs for the speakers to see if the speakers can handle the level of output from your TV. I admit knowing very little on this subject, but these speakers seem to me to be for desk top computers and laptops and such. A TV seems, to this amateur, to be a lot to ask of these speakers. You might also check the TV manufacturer's website for info. Here's a link to the speaker manufacturer's website. http://www.geniusnet.com/wSite/np?ctNode=116&mp=1
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Does an iMac have a 3.5mm stereo input jack? If so, then they will work. If you're still in doubt, contact the manufacturer.
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Yes, just plug them into your USB (that's the only way you can). I've bought other brands that required plugging them into the USB, but this was the only brand I've purchased that worked as advertised.
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What Brent said. Or get a audio interface. And connect them via 1/4" trs and USB. If your using these to make music I recommend the interface option as you'll want that for the sound card inside and it takes a load off your computer
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You should, but be sure to get you a good quality splitter with the jack connection pin that has 3 or more sections (see the apple headphones connection) hope this answer your question.
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Don't understand why you mention the headphone jack...don't these speakers work without headphones? I'm looking for a way to boost the sound of my macbook pro so I can work with music from my macbook pro in a studio and hear it.
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I'm certain you can connect using the headphone jack. In fact, the sound quality is better that way. What I'm not certain of, is whether the USB port will will work that. If it does you're set.
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I have no problem with audio when using mine. But then again I don't have an iMac. If your iMac has the proper port then I'm sure you will have no issues with audio. You may need to select "sounds & devices" (or whatever it may be called on yours, and switch your audio output to HDMI which is what I had to do at first. Some computer models won't recognize the adapter as a default audio output device, so you will have to manually change it.
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Yes. You would just use your headphone jack on the iMAC and the appropriate 3.5mm cable.
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to the person that mentioned their sound card.... i don't know what kind of mac you have but i 've been having this problem with headsets and my g5 late 2005 for some reason macs don't always support the mic on pc compatible headsets etc so i was told by mac support to either buy an imic that would convert the mic and sound plugs into a usb headset or better yet to go to the website for mac dictate or the software that mac made previously to recognize voice and buy one of their certified mics at least then you know that it will work with other mac applications that really do need a sensitive mic. I hope it helped i just had the problem and am again trying to solve it now that i have rosetta. I tried the imic and it still didn't work but i could have bought a better headset to go with the imic and maybe that would have worked.