[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Buying computer speakers - help wanted!

Sun Feb 18 14:08:51 PST 2024

 From Tracy's email,

"The USB cable prong is too big I cant figure out what I need."

A photo (especially of the ports on the computer) would help, but 
Tracy's description makes me think that the cable from the old speaker 
system has a conventional USB-A connector, while the new computer only 
has USB-C ports.  If that's the case, it should work fine with an 
adapter like this 
<https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Basics-Converter-High-Speed-Certified/dp/B01GGKYYT0/ref=sr_1_1_ffob_sspa?crid=7UWHF95V7ZX2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.e4UCx4WTfLpb7XLA0S2_ad7DR-0oSa_ZDNwCaZJQpsOKFXabOvFFJ1e6Kz3YxxUSBabLLRF1O78Gl-c_JK0_TeRcLNKzsM8aX1uUGiuYWhcKUz5yNPyMecronZCLVJQAzlaf6gYWNHIt-juMBMle2jp-yueqkNZ3EoJ1oi2wbXnlY9TT9Ta5AVkeenoEXaxzX2l0fpyNMAY1CDl7EEpd7mfHwMYZhqDN-gh8JrCmVl8.A7Hth9H-ZyWBoMzDUIa8WVmJNUSlN29mZ3z6Ye6PDHo&dib_tag=se&keywords=usb+to+usb+c+adapter&qid=1708293044&sprefix=usb%2Caps%2C279&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1> 
or like this. 
<https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Anker-High-Speed-Transfer-Notebook/dp/B08HZ6PS61/ref=sr_1_3?crid=21H0TIEK2INU6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1BSZTgFQ8oSbkJYYb6ROZ5qVkk-kRL8cpehsg4Xkc-J779fBUsZBNkZpBuun2XVeogasfkQCAaJZXmCWA2tXCDE0ePsG1unBcP59TOns-g9Mo7K4JJqu7Sq4b6y5c4sNzlaf6gYWNHIt-juMBMle2oiG-ry3lEybNIHbrcsg21KsJYTR7FeXETgr682fFX_Za3wMyMrUh8exWv0iRCLBDh1geB4J83gaCQhy8W9_NQE.mdSCK2ly470EZyBFKvefGq70jQ89jmoFXImuy_LFL7I&dib_tag=se&keywords=usb+a+to+usb+c+adapter&qid=1708293225&sprefix=usb+a+to+usb+c+adapter%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-3>

Ken Pogran

Larry Wittig via LCTG wrote on 2/18/24 2:59 PM:
> Tracy --
>
> Can you post a picture of the connector on your existing speakers? A
> simple adapter may fix the problem.
>
> -- Larry
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 17, 2024 at 5:43 PM Tracy Marks via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:
>> Hello folks!
>> I joined this list many years ago when I was teaching Photoshop and
>> basic
>> Windows skills....though I only still teach the former occasionally.
>> However,
>> I'm not very tech savvy so most of what you all discuss is over my head
>> so admittedly I rarely read the list (but am grateful for it)
>>
>> Plus I'm now partially disabled and incapacitated, homebound,
>> and only able to work 8-10 hours/week teaching through Lexington
>> community ed online, living on very limited income in senior disability
>> housing. I can't afford to hire tech help....so am in a quandary.
>>
>> A friend actually bought me a new computer (HP desktop,Windows 11)
>> for Christmas because my 9 year old computer was/is dying. And I got
>> Best Buy's home installation - though I had to wait FIVE weeks for
>> the Geek squad's availability.
>>
>> But now I've run into several problems - speakers and inability to get
>> Eudora - which has over a million emails since 1998 - working on W11.
>>
>> I'll address only the former here. The sound on the new computer
>> is thin and tinny so I really need and want decent speakers.
>>
>> First of all, I tried to hook up my old speakers (probably about 15
>> years old) to the new computer - no luck. The USB cable prong is too
>> big I cant figure out what I need. And I'm really thinking that I need
>> to buy new speakers but would have to keep the cost under $100.
>>
>> Plus I'm not able to do any kind of technical hookup (I now have a
>> neurological condition that makes it almost impossible for to figure
>> out cables, wires etc.) so I need to get speakers that will immediately
>> work for me almost out of the box unless someone will volunteer
>> his/her time to come her to help out. What I want is good sound for my
>> online courses, and full-bodied sound  for music, especially in the
>> lower registers since I prefer tenor, bass and baritone voices.
>>
>> I've read a lot of articles about buying computer speakers and don't
>> understand them or what I'd need to do to set them up. USB? Bluetooth?
>>    Wireless? Help!
>>
>> It's easiest for me to buy on Amazon with Amazon Prime. After many hours
>> agonizing over this and reading reviews, I narrowed down my choices to
>> four selections.....though I'm open to other possibilities.
>>
>>
>> SANYUN
>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088CZ2R8Y/
>>
>> CREATIVE STAGE
>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JC6YZ4K/
>>
>> NYLAVEE
>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C6XYMTWL/
>>
>> LOGITECH
>> Logitech Z407 Bluetooth Computer Speakers with Subwoofer and Wireless
>> Control
>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0877BPCJM/
>> (this one's way more than I could/should pay but I'm fixated on it.
>> Living
>> alone and being isolated, I rely a lot on music online......)
>>
>>
>> Can anyone help me with the choice of speakers?
>> And maybe even setup?
>>
>> Please email me privately. Thank you in advance!
>> Tracy Marks
>>
>>
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