Re: IIgs speaker plug problem

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"Roger Johnstone" <rpj@thinkapple.com> wrote:

>tim@buffnet.net (Tim) wrote:
>
>>I'm putting my IIgs back together and I need to find a part.  Years ago I
>>took out my IIgs speaker and hooked up an external one.  Now, I no longer
>>have the plug the connects the speaker wire to the motherboard (a little
>>tiny one that plugs in the front of the inside of the computer).  Does
>>anyone know where I can get one cheaply?
>
>I have done the same thing on my GS. I ran a lead from the internal speaker
>connection out the back of the case to a reasonable size speaker from my old
>stereo system. This is the cheapest upgrade you can do for your GS sound. If
>you haven't tried it you will be surprised just how much better it sounds
>than the pathetic speaker inside the GS. The amplifier on the motherboard is
>capable of driving a good size speaker at a very good volume.

You do not need to hack the speaker leads to get at the sound output.
The exact same output is available at the headphone port at the back
of the IIGS.  Plugging a set of amplified speakers into that port will
automatically turn off the internal speaker.

The headphone port's levels are the same as those of PC sound cards,
so PC amplified speakers work on this port perfectly.

Long before PCs had decent sound cards, Apple dealers were selling
Bose speakers for the IIGS that plugged into the headphone port.