[G4] G4 DA and USB Speakers

[Mel Krewall]

Apple Pro Speakers are not USB. They use a special T-class amplifier 
built into the motherboard and use a special 2.5 mm analog speaker 
jack. I use USB audio out through a Yamaha external sound board and I 
have not noticed a significant slowdown.


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still rolling."
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On Mar 28, 2005, at 12:32 PM, MnVikes wrote:

> Does the use of USB speakers on the G4 DA task the G4 CPU more than if 
> you
> use the regular (analog) speaker output? I'm thinking of adding Apple 
> Pro
> Speakers to the G4 Digital Audio, but I want to know if it will slow 
> down
> the computer. Likewise will adding a USB microphone add to the G4's
> workload?
>
> Second set of questions: I've seen some ebay auctions for MDD dual 
> processor
> cards. Will they work in my G4 DA?
>
>
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