External speakers

20 Apr 2012 16:07:27

Graham Whent

Cannot get any sound out of my external speakers from my Mac Book Pro mid 09 intel core 2 duo (lion)
I am using a mini stereo jack to the headphone socket. Would a mono jack work?

When my mini stereo jack stopped working on my Mac Mini, I gave up trying to make it work and bought a Lindy USB 2.0 Audio adapter. It has two sockets a Mic input and Speaker out and it works like a dream. £11.55 on Amazon. Can recommend it.

Re: External speakers

22 Apr 2012 15:51:02

Mick Burrell

Are you able to test that the speakers work on another device to prove it's the Mac at fault rather than the speakers?

Re: External speakers

27 Apr 2012 11:51:02

Graham Whent

Hi John
Lindy USB audio jack has arrived. Does not work! Do I have to install software? If so how do I install a
mini disc on a laptop?
Graham

Re: External speakers

27 Apr 2012 12:34:59

Euan Williams

Graham: whatever you do, never use a mini-cd disc with a slot-loading CD/DVD player -- in which they get stuck. They are designed for tray-loading players, and (almost) never contain Mac software.

Re: External speakers

27 Apr 2012 14:21:44

Graham Whent

YES MICK I have tested 3 sets of speakers powered and not.
NO EUAN I would never do that.

I got bored and plugged 2 sets of speakers in at once USB and earphones.
HOORAY MAC is working as it should. Still nothing from the Lindy USB. who cares.

Re: External speakers

1 May 2012 14:15:16

John Surtees

Glad you've got it sorted now. But just for the record, as I remember, I just plugged the Lindy into a USB port. Plugged the lead from my speakers into the output on the Lindy, then went to 'Sound' in System Preferences and under Output I found the option of Internal Speakers and "C-Media USB Headphone Set". Choosing the latter, I found my speakers worked with no problem. However, I have found that since installing Lion, I have to reset this setting every time I restart the Mini. But then I hardly ever switch it off, so it's not a problem.

Incidently, I don't recall receiving a CD with my Lindy and have no idea where the "C-Media USB Headphone Set" option came from. Might have been from other bit of kit I've installed in the past.