[57north-discuss] Bringing old speakers back in to use

[Tom Jones]

On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 05:13:40PM +0100, Philip van Kuyk wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I’m not sure if you can help, but I thought I would drop you a line
> anyway, just in case.
> 
> I have one of the original Harman Kardon iSub subwoofer seakers for
> the 1999 iMac, plus a pair of Apple Pro Speakers, a very rare Griffin
> iFire adapter for the Pro speakers, and a 1st gen Apple Airport
> Express. Sadly, none of these are supported anymore and after spending
> several hours searching blogs and forums online for suggestions on how
> to get these speakers working again, I have hit a wall.
> 
> What I was hoping to do was combine all the bits into a single 2.1
> channel HiFi system, ideally with AirPlay capability, so they can be
> used rather than simply taking up storage space. The Pro speakers
> aren’t so much of a problem as the iFire adapter works really well.
> It’s the iSub that’s the issue as it has a USB input.
> 
> Do you think there is a way to get this system working again, without
> hacking them too much so they no longer function as intended. If not,
> I guess they’ll just end up on eBay…
> 
> Please let me know if you can help, or have any ideas.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Phil van Kuyk.
> 
> 
> 

Hi Phil,

I have replied to this on our -discuss list so someone else can chime in.


- [tj]