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USB to audio out (modified 0 times) parasyght Profile | Email I was just wondering if anyone besides me has taken advantage of a usb to mini adapter. THey work great. Here is a picture of one next to a mini disc player. http://store.yahoo.com/planetminidisc/mz-r70pc.html -easy as pie? why pie 04-03-2001 00:15:51

RE:USB to audio out (modified 0 times) 02U2 Profile I've been hoping to find one of those during my early morning "Treasure hunts" but the closest I've gotten so far is the Usb adapter cable only. I think ckbone? had a post many,many moons back...Gosh It's been a year already.... Anyway...I really like this idea and may eventually break down and actually "buy" one. A guy at work had one for sale on the internal web but he wanted just as much as new and it was over a year old. 04-03-2001 03:06:59

RE:USB to audio out (modified 0 times) YouBecha Profile Quick note, for a usb to audio adapter, search this site for Labtec. The -1040 speaker had a USB adapter built in, buy the speakers for 30 bucks (clearance), pull out the adapter, you still have good speakers AND you have a good USB to audio adapter. http://www.geocities.com/mr_bubba_zanetti/ 04-03-2001 05:58:41

RE:USB to audio out (modified 0 times) redwood Profile I have gotten, and use these Labtec 1040 speakers, they are great... but, please, if you could, Elaborate on, pulling the usb adpt, etc... thanks 04-03-2001 06:55:46

RE:USB to audio out (modified 0 times) GWIZAH Profile | Email YouBetcha, what site? I think you forgot the link Unless you want us to search YOUR site that is :) 04-03-2001 08:18:18

RE:USB to audio out (modified 0 times) YouBecha Profile Actually I ment the I-Appliance BBS...or it is on codemans site...I lost a lot of my old weblinks so I can't help there. But you pop open the cover of the one with the USB cord coming out of it. Remove 6 screws I think to separate the speaker mount from the back shell, inside you will find a circuit board, that is the stand alone USB D-A converter. From there you do some carving to get the plugs through the back of the case...or you can cut the wires and resolder...but making room for the plugs to go through the back is the easier method IMHO. Thats it. The other speaker holds the amplifier etc, so just hook a wire back from the speaker you worked on to the untouched speaker. If I find the link I will list it. 04-03-2001 15:38:02

RE:USB to audio out (modified 0 times) YouBecha Profile Okay, so this wasn't one of the links I lost... http://users.technocraft.com/~dune/usbaudio.html Good site with good pics 04-03-2001 15:39:29

RE:USB to audio out (modified 0 times) GWIZAH Profile | Email dude, their like like $65! at egghead right now, you got lucky! 04-03-2001 17:33:34

RE:USB to audio out (modified 0 times) YouBecha Profile I bought mine for $24 off ebay...a year ago. Here is a set you can get for $22. I did a search for labtec 1040 http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1226679914 04-03-2001 18:11:41

RE:USB to audio out (modified 0 times) jonluc Profile \http:\www.caba.com had them for $19.95. Really decent sound. Hate to tear them apart. Computergeeks has usb speakers for $6.95. I ordered a pair, but don't know anything about them. 04-04-2001 18:52:48

RE:USB to audio out (modified 0 times) jonluc Profile Sorry about that.... /http://www.caba.com. and /http://www.computergeeks.com 04-04-2001 18:54:49

RE:USB to audio out (modified 0 times) redwood Profile thanks, YouBetcha.. re:compgeeks, hope I'm wrong, but, I read it, as, they Only get the power from the USB... says you Still need a sound card? used to be a steady supply of those Labtec speakers on ebay, prolly still... 04-04-2001 19:15:19

RE:USB to audio out (modified 0 times) jonluc Profile The USB speakers I purchased from computergeeks are already gone. That was fast, just ordered them last night. So much for my help. 04-04-2001 19:39:40

RE:USB to audio out (modified 0 times) Perplexer Profile Yup, Outpost.com threw in a couple pairs of those Benwin "USB" speakers for free with one of my orders some months ago. As redwood points out, they are simply "USB-powered." They get +5V from the USB port, but still require an analog input. Ugh. On the bright side, though, they will work with ANY OPERATING SYSTEM! heh... I have a USB DAC which I purchased last year (from topperge - see http://www.linux-hacker.net/cgi-bin/UltraBoard/UltraBoard.pl?Action=ShowPost&Board=technical&Post=1393 ) 1 line-out, 2 line-ins, 1 mic-in. I never got around to using it (did the op-amp mod instead). I'll sell it at my cost. Email if interested. 04-04-2001 22:06:21

RE:USB to audio out (modified 0 times) YouBecha Profile To clarify. The Labtec 1040 speakers...well the audio part is self contained. You pull out the USB guts, and you have a portable, plug-n-play, hot-swappable, audio out sound card. Once you have done this surgery, the speakers are still good as new...you just have to plug some sound source into them. I am using the guts in my truck as a sound card for my mp3 system. The remainder of the speaker set is hooked up to a TV in a back bedroom. http://www.geocities.com/mr_bubba_zanetti/ 04-05-2001 13:36:01

RE:USB to audio out (modified 0 times) GWIZAH Profile | Email I think I scored the last pair on Ebay, YouBetcha, So basically after you chop the USB out of the left speaker you have a USB soundcard with a mini stereo plug on it? Or do you mean you have to resolder it to get line level output? 04-05-2001 16:39:22

RE:USB to audio out (modified 0 times) YouBecha Profile If you are careful, no one will ever know that you have removed the USB sound board...it is a graceful hack. It is line level output. I cut off the mini stereo headphone cord with the plug at the end. I cut a set of RCA cables in half, and soldered them onto where the mini stereo cord was attached. I could have simply separated the speaker wire from the 1/8 mini stereo wire and not had to do any soldering. However I wanted the RCA cord. That link above shows the alternate method. 04-05-2001 17:58:56

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