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Why don't Apple Pro speakers work with Powerbooks?

macferret said:
In the pro-sound industry theres a saying "No highs, No lows, gotta be Bose"
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Are you sure that isn't just a Bose advertising line? I worked for many years alongside the best UK commercial presentation companies (product launches, dealer presentations, etc.) and I don't recall ever seeing any Bose equipment being used.
 
Mustafa said:
Are you sure that isn't just a Bose advertising line? I worked for many years alongside the best UK commercial presentation companies (product launches, dealer presentations, etc.) and I don't recall ever seeing any Bose equipment being used.
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Hence, the comment. (Unless, of course, I didn't get it.)

macferret said:
In the pro-sound industry theres a saying "No highs, No lows, gotta be Bose"
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I read that as "Bose speakers only produce decent mid-range sound." And that, as a result, they aren't used much in the pro-audio business. (On a side note, I read somewhere that the marketing behind Bose products is good. I mean, they have their systems in a lot of good luxury cars.)

Back on topic, I've also heard great things about the Sennheiser phones mentioned before.

Squire
 
Mustafa said:
I have two pairs of Sennheisers, both bought as a result of 'Best Buy' recommendations in UK hi-fi magazines. The larger pair (HD480s -- probably superceded by now) are great on my home hi-fi, while the smaller (PX100s) sound almost as good and make good substitutes for iPod buds. I tend to use the 480s on my PB in the house. Neither are the closed type, but I don't really need them, as I fly only once or twice a year. I know Sennheiser do closed versions, though.

I tend to group Bose products with B&O -- nice designs, but aural under-achievers. Better performance is certainly available elsewhere for less money.
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Thanks.
 
While I'm generally not a Bose fan, I recently sampled the Bose TriPort headphones at my local Apple Store and found them to sound surprisingly good. I prefer my Sennheiser HD600's, but I was pleasantly surprised by the TriPorts. However, I think they're a bit overpriced.
 
Hector said:
no they wont work i have tryed my cube speakers on a few macs and i ant get them to work, it's somthing to do with them requireing some sort of special high powered usb port
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My Cube speakers work on my PowerBook, although the sound isn´t by far as powerful as when they´re connected to the Cube. So you´re probably right; the digital amp gets too little juice from the PB´s USB bus.
 
aswitcher said:
I am looking for some headphones. Bose look excellent but far to pricey.

Can anyone recommend any brands and models? Macally?

I like the idea of noise cancelling ones but are they really that good?
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Buy.com has a really good sale going on now for computer speakers.
 
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