Can I use the USB plug only for Sound/Power or do you have to use the Audio jack as well?
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You can use the USB plug for Sound/Power, you don't need to use the audio jack. I have mine plugged in to my desktop and I think the sound is really nice. I listen to lectures and music on then and I like that you can control the sound from the right side speaker dial.
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I only use it with external power, but I believe I recall reading that it can not be powered by USB.
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Actually, Magpie, the jack plugs into the (green) 1/8" port where the speakers would normally go. I'm pretty sure the USB is only for power. One not, though... this combined cable is INCREDIBLY SHORT. As in... unnecessarily short. Come on, Satechi... spring for an extra couple feet of cable so the speakers aren't tethered within 3ft. of the tower!
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In my experience, the USB is only used for charging. The speaker cable is used for the audio.
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Yes, this needs usb power to function at all. You don't have to use the sound, but usb is always necessary.
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you can use any usb power supply that has a female usb receptical or your computer usb connection. you need the usb to mini usb that comes with the unit then plug in the mini usb on the speakers to the mini usb to the regular usb to power supply or computer usb.
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According to the description itself it can be used for gaming but isn't specific to which one. I automatically detects audio. Yes it requires a power source as it comes with an adapter you need to plug in.
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It requires a standard AC outlet. It does not plug into USB at all, it gets the audio from a headphone outlet.
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The usb is for power. The hdmi is on the opposite end from the audio video connections.
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There are two plugs. One goes into the USB port which supplies the power. The other goes into the speaker port. Once you have everything plugged in, make sure you turn on the power button the right side of the speaker.
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You use a RCA Y Connector; on one end if will have RCA connections, on the other a 3.5m jack, which will be plugged into the device (the hole is right below the USB)
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I think the USB only charges the unit. I have only successfully played sound with the aux
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Based on my expierence you'd only be able to use one output at a time depending on your operating system...once the USB is removed the sound goes back to the internal sound cardCJ
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I believe the USB is for the power connector not for data input. The data input connects through the optical input jack.
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Both you can plug the headset by USB with the sound card or just analog without the soundcard
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You plug the USB in then there is a little jack prong you plug in as well. In all honesty I liked them at first but not to impressed with them after a while. They do not interact well with all computers. I would try a different product if I were to repurchase this type of product.
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In my experience using this device, there is no need to do anything more than plug it in a USB port, plug the headset and/or microphone in, and hear sound. I have had to use no other settings except volume controls. I have found that it is automatically recognized as the sound port.