mcgurrin@MITRE.ARPA (Michael Mcgurrin) (10/30/86)
I'm curious about the output power for the IIGS. I've seen the port labeled headphone in some magazine diagrams, and I understand the BOSE speakers have a built-in amp and are designed for use with things like Walkmen. Does the output have enough power to drive a small speaker or will I have to run it through an amp first? Thanks!
beilke@puff.wisc.edu (Matt Beilke) (11/01/86)
In article <8610301956.AA09191@mitre.ARPA>, mcgurrin@MITRE.ARPA (Michael Mcgurrin) writes: > I'm curious about the output power for the IIGS. I've seen the port labeled > headphone in some magazine diagrams, and I understand the BOSE speakers > have a built-in amp and are designed for use with things like Walkmen. > Does the output have enough power to drive a small speaker or will I have > to run it through an amp first? Thanks! As you have stated, the BOSE speakers do have a built-in amp (You do not have to purchase these from Apple, you can get them directly from BOSE. They are the Room Mate (tm) line ). Since, these do have a built-in amp I would tend to very strongly think that an amp would be required for any speakers larger than a set of earphones. -Matt =============================================================================== UUCP --> ...!{ihnp4,topaz,seismo,harvard}!uwvax!puff!beilke /kirk!diskman \uhura!scotty!diskman \checkov!diskman // ARPA --> beilke@puff.wisc.edu // CSNET --> beilke%puff.wisc.edu@csnet-relay \\ // AMIGA UUCP --> ...!{ihnp4,topaz,seismo,harvard}!uwvax!puff!beilke \// RULES! USPS --> Matt Beilke, 451 Witte B, Madison, WI 53706, USA ===============================================================================
wa@MITRE-BEDFORD.ARPA (11/03/86)
I saw/heard a demo of the Bose speakers at Lechmere about a week ago, and they were excellent! They were selling for $229 and came with a built-in amplifier and mounting brackets (brackets may have been extra). The demo included a pocket AM/FM radio and a pocket CD, and the volume, even in a large noisy store, was everything a reasonable person could desire -- the sound quality was even more so. The speakers were about 6x6x9 inches -- I would think they'd be a first-rate solution for computer-generated sound problems. Bill