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What speakers do people use for Mac mini?
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I just have a set of 2.1 Creatives plugged into the headphone jack. None of my work involves audio though.
Using Logitech Z623 2.1 THX, plugged into the headphone jack.
Great sound, and plenty of volume and bass when needed.
My second set of Logitech 2.1 THX speakers, and very happy with both of them.
Great sound, and plenty of volume and bass when needed.
My second set of Logitech 2.1 THX speakers, and very happy with both of them.
Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 THX Certified Computer Speaker System
Hands down, the best computer speakers for the money.
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Wonderboom from Ultimate Ears (Bluetooth) sometimes or if a want better quality audio : TEAC USB DAC and hifi amplifier.
I use a Blackmagic ultrastudio thunderbolt interface to connect my Sony professional video monitor for use in Final Cut Pro. The Sony monitor has a terrible little mono speaker, so I use an HDMI audio de-embedder to feed a pair of JBL LSR-305 studio monitors. I also have a couple USB interfaces that can drive the monitors for audio work, but they won't sync with the video when using Final Cut Pro.
All plugged in through headphone port.
Polk Audio 5" midrange and tweeter, and an 8-10" woofer in a box that they call a subwoofer.
Old school 80 watt RMS stereo receiver as amp.
Sound is pretty decent, but not as good as my 12" Infinity speakers downstairs.
The woofer makes a big difference on the low end, 20-150hZ. It pushes enough air to be felt, instead of just heard.
The setup's about $150, plus whatever amp you can dredge up. Look for something with 0.05THD or less.
Polk Audio 5" midrange and tweeter, and an 8-10" woofer in a box that they call a subwoofer.
Old school 80 watt RMS stereo receiver as amp.
Sound is pretty decent, but not as good as my 12" Infinity speakers downstairs.
The woofer makes a big difference on the low end, 20-150hZ. It pushes enough air to be felt, instead of just heard.
The setup's about $150, plus whatever amp you can dredge up. Look for something with 0.05THD or less.
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I was just looking at these today. If I want to use my headphones instead, can I plug them into the side of one of the Z623 speakers, and it will be the same sound quality as if I plugged it straight into the Mac? It would save me having to swap between the speakers and headphones all the time.
There is a headphone jack on the right speaker. I can't hear any difference between plugging into that, or straight into the Mini's jack.
I've got the Mini plugged in to a huge old Kenwood hifi amp via the headphone output. This amp delivers 125 watts per channel. It is driving two pairs of floorstanding speakers - B&W and TDL transmission line. This setup can make a lot of noise and it's just as well there is no adjoining house on the side of our house with my office.
Should add that while there is no difference in sound quality, the max volume from the speaker jack is a lot lower than from the Mini jack.
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Those Equator D8 mkII's are nice looking speakers. I used to run a similar setup, until one of the amps blew. I take it your Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) is low? Some of the cheaper active speakers come with 10%THD, which sounds like a 1980's car stereo cranked up all the way. I got frustrated not finding distortion numbers for enclosed amplifiers, so went with old style speakers and an old 0.01% THD amplifier. One of these days it'll blow an electrolytic capacitor, and I'll have to buy a nice new Amp on a chip.
I use the Jabra 410 speakerphone, far superior hands free sound quality. Available on Amazon.
https://www.jabra.com/business/speakerphones/jabra-speak-series/jabra-speak-410#/#7410-109
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=jabra+410&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
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I picked these up earlier in the month... so far, I am loving them.
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I had these, but the right speaker keeps cutting out... I have had these for about 5-6 years and used them intermittently... sadly, I had to replace them with the Logitech Z623 speakers about 3 weeks ago.
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I use them for the whole range of audio, from a single spoken voice, through to full orchestras, including rock, jazz, vocal, classical, movie tracks,...
Those speakers do a good job on all of them.
Only 'complaint' is that the angled front of the satellite speakers collects dust, including on bottom half of the mid-range speaker cone.