laptop speakers

cougarfreak · 11-26-2005, 03:30 PM

I have some plug and play speakers for my desktop, and when I plug them into my laptop, I get nothing. But if I put headphones in the same port, I get sound. Will speakers not work with laptops?

streetballer22 · 11-26-2005, 05:02 PM

I have speakers for my laptop and they work fine.

Cringer · 11-26-2005, 05:09 PM

I have the $99 Bose speakers and they work great on the two laptops we have, and just about anything else with a headphone jack.

cougarfreak · 11-26-2005, 05:24 PM

I've just got some cheap plug and play. Could it be that I only have a jack for "headphones"? The headphones work fine. The speakers work fine with my desktop.

Hurst2112 · 11-26-2005, 07:06 PM

have to make sure your volume settings in the control panel are set to unity. that would be around 8 or so.

are your speakers powered? i would assume so. the headphone jack is usually a line out as well.

ThunderingHERD · 11-26-2005, 08:29 PM

Remember the days before plug and play when finding the proper drivers for your speakers was a herculean task?

GreenMonster · 11-26-2005, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ThunderingHERD

Remember the days before plug and play when finding the proper drivers for your speakers was a herculean task?

Agreed.. I am still using the 5.1 surrond sound speakers I got with my 1999 Dell. It just plugs up to the headphone jack and works great. The hidden subwoofer behind the desk always gets someone to ask if that's my laptop speakers making all that noise..

cougarfreak · 11-27-2005, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Hurst2112

have to make sure your volume settings in the control panel are set to unity. that would be around 8 or so.

are your speakers powered? i would assume so. the headphone jack is usually a line out as well.

Explain

AZSpeechCoach · 11-27-2005, 10:23 AM

Are the speakers plugged in to the electrical outlet? Many times they need to be separately powered to work. Headphones don't require very much juice to work, but separate speakers do.

cougarfreak · 11-27-2005, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by AZSpeechCoach

Are the speakers plugged in to the electrical outlet? Many times they need to be separately powered to work. Headphones don't require very much juice to work, but separate speakers do.

Yep, they sure are.

AZSpeechCoach · 11-27-2005, 09:32 PM

Well, just damn then

cougarfreak · 11-27-2005, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by AZSpeechCoach

Well, just damn then

I agree........I need to hear more on this unity thing.

Hurst2112 · 11-28-2005, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by cougarfreak

I agree........I need to hear more on this unity thing.

Unity is a generic term. don't think its a magic correction to your problem.

Unity, in audio signal path means shit in=shit out. the most efficient setting of gain that a potentiometer works at.

if you make sure your volumes are set to 3 quarters or so in your sound control, you will be fine.

sorry to confuse.

do you have a pc speaker and an overall volume slider in your volume control? are they both up?

how about your wave and cd audio sliders?

11-26-2005, 05:09 PM	#3
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11-26-2005, 07:06 PM	#5
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11-26-2005, 08:29 PM	#6
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11-27-2005, 10:23 AM	#9
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11-27-2005, 09:32 PM	#11
AZSpeechCoach College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Phoenix	Well, just damn then __________________ The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they'll be when you kill them! Visit Stewart the Wonderbear and his amazing travels http://wonderbeartravel.blogspot.com

11-26-2005, 05:02 PM	#2
streetballer22 Mascot Join Date: Feb 2005	I have speakers for my laptop and they work fine.

11-26-2005, 05:24 PM	#4
cougarfreak College Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Out of Grad School Hell :)	I've just got some cheap plug and play. Could it be that I only have a jack for "headphones"? The headphones work fine. The speakers work fine with my desktop.

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