Small speakers with dual inputs

Small speakers with dual inputs

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8bit

Original Poster:

5,003 posts

162 months

Wednesday 31st July
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Hoping such a thing exists... I have a Windows PC and a Mac Mini on my desk nowadays and my current speakers (Harman Kardon Soundsticks 3) only have one input. I do have a set of Edifier bookshelf speakers elsewhere which have two sets of phono inputs but they're a bit too big for my desk. Wondering if there's a decent, similarly-compact product out there which has inputs for two sources?

eltawater

3,196 posts

186 months

Wednesday 31st July
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Try one of these, it's what i use to connect multiple desktops to one set of speakers.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ULTRICS®-Universal-H...

Just be aware of two things:
1. You might get noise from one device unintentionally
2. The more devices you connect, the lower the output volume

8bit

Original Poster:

5,003 posts

162 months

Wednesday 31st July
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Interesting, thanks. I forgot to say in the OP though, there's another reason I want to replace the Soundsticks. They have some sort of energy saving feature whereby if there's no input signal for a while they go into standby mode. This takes a few seconds of incoming audio for them to wake up again. That's a little annoying in and of itself but much more so because if the volume is low (e.g. gaming at night) they cut out when there is audio playing, just at low volume.

mikef

5,246 posts

258 months

Wednesday 31st July
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Around 30 years ago I bought my first Windows PC, from Gateway 2000. It came with Altec Lansing ACS31 speakers, with dual inputs. I still use the speakers daily with my Mac Mini and gaming PC. Surprisingly good sound. Just in case any come up on eBay…

maffski

1,886 posts

166 months

Thursday 1st August
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I use a set of Creative Pebble V3, which have USB-C, 3.5mm and Bluetooth.

I've also got a set of the older 2.1's which have a small sub - the Pebble X 2.1 seems to be the modern version.

mikef

5,246 posts

258 months

Thursday 1st August
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Alternatively, you could go for a speaker like the Creative T100 that has both a 3.5mm jack and optical input

Then use a USB-C to SPDIF adapter from the Mac Mini - that’s how my Mac Mini M2 is connected to my amp