Does this need to be plugged into a USB port AND the headphone jack at the same time to work?
1610940
Yes, USB is your power source, and the headphone jack is the audio source. This speaker is much better than laptop speakers, and works well on a flat screen. I have purchased three of these, gave one as a gift.
1610941
Given the answers below, they should not have said this is a "single cable experience".
1610942
Yes, BOTH plugs MUST be used, The USB is for power only, the audio plug is for audio IN only. However, the low frequency ability of this speaker sucks, I dumped all of these speakers I had and replaced them with MICROLAB B51 speakers, much better audio quality.
141035
Yes you need a aux cord to plug in the head phone jack and the receiver needs be plug in in with USB power
162632
Yes; I put music on it like I was putting files onto a thumb drive (from a PC USB port). Once your music files have been loaded, the (supplied) USB connector (which is USB on one end and 3.5 mm headphone connector on the other) is unplugged, and the headphone is plugged in instead. The main thing I'm not 100% happy about is the touch controls (for volume, pause/play and FFW/RWD) sometimes activate when I didn't intend, and other times have to be repeatedly tapped before working.
290821
No. You can have both plugged in simultaneously, but once the MP3 port receives a live signal the L and R input is overtaken.
1106402
No, USB only. It would be nice if there was a headphone jack somewhere on the speaker system though. Other than that, I'm very haapy with it and find it well worth what it cost.
2178129
both jacks works for both headphones and speakers, or if you want, both at the sametime
2234052
It would work either one way or the other, but not both ways at the same time. You have the signal going to the sound in headphone jack. You could also put the headphone plug into a laptop headphone OUTPUT for instance and send the sound to a receiver through the RCA IN jacks on the receiver.
50833
Yes, they both need to be connected.The USB gives the speaker power and the jack transfers the sound. (Just tested)
29965
No. There is no headphone jack to plug into, no USB port, it's just a good old fashioned little kick ass speaker set. Old school I guess these days.
1841099
Not positive but it is only a headphone jack that plugs in so I'm gonna guess yes.by the way, I'm verry impressed with this product.
1485872
No. The USB port in the back of the unit is only for charging your devices, like your phone or ipod. If you use one of these portable devices it needs to hook up with the 3.5mm headphone jack.
349012
Nope. You have to plug the iphone to the port on top and it plays and charges at same time.
1572948
Mine did not... I had to run a headphone jack to my surround sound unit... But it worked then...
1994472
Yes. It plugs into the headphone jack on the device. It's a great little speaker.
969253
You have to have a USB connected for power but any device that has an audio output for headphones should work
998998
It plugs into a standard headphone jack. Both of those should be able to plug directly into this cable.
2099035
It connects via USB. There's a little dongle at the end of the cord that presumably contains the integrated sound card. One thing to note is if it comes unplugged, you might have to restart some applications for your sound to work properly.