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Title: Looking for Advice
Post by: Hoarach on February 29, 2008, 06:56:09 PM

Does anyone know where I could buy a set of passive speakers, if that is what they are called.  Looking for speakers that dont require battery or AC power but just plug into a mp3 player.

Just looking for speakers that I can plug into my mp3 player and put behind my bed to fall asleep to.  I had a speaker pillow type thing but the speaker pillow cord split and the store that I got them from doesnt sell them anymore.

Title: Looking for Advice
Post by: kilz on February 29, 2008, 08:20:11 PM

Well theres these (http://www.provantage.com/kensington-k33388us~7KNSI010.htm)


Then theres these (http://www.provantage.com/creative-labs-51mf5035aa000~7CRLU063.htm)

thats the ones i found not sure if its going to be the ones your looking for or not but hope it helps Salute

Title: Looking for Advice
Post by: Hoarach on February 29, 2008, 09:27:11 PM

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Originally posted by kilz
Well theres these (http://www.provantage.com/kensington-k33388us~7KNSI010.htm)


Then theres these (http://www.provantage.com/creative-labs-51mf5035aa000~7CRLU063.htm)

thats the ones i found not sure if its going to be the ones your looking for or not but hope it helps Salute

Not quite as both require batteries.  

Thanks for the help though.

Title: Looking for Advice
Post by: 715 on February 29, 2008, 09:37:50 PM

I doubt an MP3 player has enough power to drive non-amplified (ie battery free) speakers.

Title: Looking for Advice
Post by: Hoarach on February 29, 2008, 10:00:35 PM

Karaya helped me find a set today.

Sony makes a bunch of them.

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=28847&accessory=true

Title: Re: Looking for Advice
Post by: Getback on March 02, 2008, 01:51:42 AM

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Originally posted by Hoarach
Does anyone know where I could buy a set of passive speakers, if that is what they are called.  Looking for speakers that dont require battery or AC power but just plug into a mp3 player.

Just looking for speakers that I can plug into my mp3 player and put behind my bed to fall asleep to.  I had a speaker pillow type thing but the speaker pillow cord split and the store that I got them from doesnt sell them anymore.

Wow, didn't realize the little mp3 could support non-powered speakers.

Title: Looking for Advice
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on March 02, 2008, 07:17:41 AM

The speakers need to be ultra sensitive to be driven with earphone voltages. You're not going to get a loud sound out of them, especially bass, but even regular battery powered computer speakers produce audible sound when played without the battery/amplifier.