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Can anyone recommend a good set of usb speakers? I want to use them with my wifes ibook. I I will plug them into her usb hub and that way she only has to plug into one thing when she is at her desk.
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Scott
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Remember that you could just get a USB audio interface and then hook up whatever speakers you want. That'd give you the most flexibility -- there aren't many USB speakers on the market. I can't think of one model right now, now that the SoundSticks II are not USB.
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Originally Posted by tooki
Remember that you could just get a USB audio interface and then hook up whatever speakers you want. That'd give you the most flexibility -- there aren't many USB speakers on the market. I can't think of one model right now, now that the SoundSticks II are not USB.
tooki
Thanks, but I want to keep complexity to an absolute minimum for her. 
I will look on ebay for some of the original soundsticks.
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How does that make things more complicated? You plug it up once, and then she just plugs in the hub. Same difference, no?
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Originally Posted by tooki
How does that make things more complicated? You plug it up once, and then she just plugs in the hub. Same difference, no?
tooki
Well, a USB audio interface would mean an extra box... and a visit to the Audio pref pane now and then. I personally think m-audio's Transit is excellent.
But why no just plug normal amplified speakers in the iBooks headphone port?
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You are not supposed to plug the soundsticks into a hub.
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Yeah, but most of the time it works fine.
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The Griffin iMic is a decent inexpensive USB interface that you can use with any conventional set of speakers. No extra setup is required that wouldn't be required from having USB speakers to begin with. I also recommend the app SoundSource, this allows you to change the output source without having to go into System Preferences.
http://www.griffintechnology.com/pro...imic/index.php
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/
Outside of that, see if you can find a set of the original Soundsticks for USB speakers.
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