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I have no idea if a stand alone sub woofer would work. and the speakers in the iMac are good quality but I just purchased a 2.1 sound system , it's a logitech one , I dont know exactly what one off the top of my head, but I like it a lot.
I would go that route and attach a simple but good sound system , rather than trying to improve the current sound system inside the iMac. but you might want to do it differently.
I would go that route and attach a simple but good sound system , rather than trying to improve the current sound system inside the iMac. but you might want to do it differently.
I truly recommend the logitech 2.1 sound systems, any one of them sounds AWESOME! and the bass is ridiculous
ok well after 5 hours of researching and thinking i realized i want a 2.0 or 2.1 setup, what i need is good strong bass and a good looking set something that is small sleek and stylish. the speakers that everyone have suggested may sound great but im looking for something small and nice. thanks if anyone has any ideas.
I'm sorry but I have to disagree on that. The subwoofer is not too good on the system not to mention that you can not control the balance between the speakers and the bass with the controller. So you would have to blast the volume just to get a nice bass.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Logitech-Z-2300...A_Speakers&hash=item19bc0c3321#ht_5820wt_1391
what bout those? would those rock the house? well at least the room? lol
what bout those? would those rock the house? well at least the room? lol
Hmm a good subwoofer while still being small, you might want to look into Bose or if your on a budget take a look at the Logitech Z-2300.
Speaking of Bose, I have these hooked up to my iMac and they sound great and are very small (good bass too):
Bose Companion 3:
http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/digital_music_systems/computer_speakers/companion_3/index.jsp
They may be a bit pricey, but I love the way they look and how unobtrusive they are (and of course the sound). This isn't my setup, but it'll give you an idea of the size:
Another pic that isn't mine to show you what the sub looks like:
The round hockey puck looking thing in both pics is a volume controller that accepts headphones as well as another input (the top rotates to control volume) and is touch sensitive for muting.
these are mac compatibe.. what bout these? http://www.logitech.com/en-us/speakers-audio/home-pc-speakers/devices/7191
as for the logitech http://www.logitech.com/en-us/speakers-audio/home-pc-speakers/devices/7191, how would i connect it to my mac if i had only one of those hedphone jacks?
Two options:
Using either an external USB or FireWire soundcard.
Or, using a digital amplifier with optical-in - then just use a Toslink optical cable to connect your Mac to the amplifier and the amplifier to the speakers.
I use Logitech Z-5500 speakers and for a time i used a toslink optical cable to connect my iMac to the receiver, but it isn't "proper" surround sound (and somewhat annoying to mess with) and so I now use a Griffin FireWave external card for 6ch direct connection. I would suggest the Griffin FireWave if it wasn't discontinued
But you might be lucky to find one for sale someplace.yea those bose companion 3s look sexy but i think the logitech 2300 would be a better deal, you know more 'bang for my buck' if i could find the companion 3s for under 170ish ima buy them, i guess i;ll look around.
Bose doesn't have a very good reputation for value for money. I used to work for a company that distributed "digital home" gear, and it was generally expected that with Bose, the money you paid, wasn't worth the quality you get.
I haven't experienced this myself - just saying what I was told by Product Managers.
Two options:
Using either an external USB or FireWire soundcard.
Or, using a digital amplifier with optical-in - then just use a Toslink optical cable to connect your Mac to the amplifier and the amplifier to the speakers.
I use Logitech Z-5500 speakers and for a time i used a toslink optical cable to connect my iMac to the receiver, but it isn't "proper" surround sound (and somewhat annoying to mess with) and so I now use a Griffin FireWave external card for 6ch direct connection. I would suggest the Griffin FireWave if it wasn't discontinued
what about connecting the amplifier to the headphone jack and then with the built in jack, connect the other 2 speakers to each other..