Re: (possibly OT) - HK Soundsticks speaker puzzle/problem

On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:14:45 -0500, "S.Lewis"
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"seneca196 via HWKB.com" <u44506@uwe> wrote in message
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firstly, apologies if I've posted in the wrong place.
I've been given a pair of soundsticks by a friend, but without the sub
woofer.
Is there any way I can get sound out of these. Must mention - I'm not
technically minded, so having a bit of difficulty.
1) one stick has a normal rca jack, but I don't know what the other stick
(left with vol controls) has. It looks a bit like a mouse connection, but
with 4 pins and the flat plastic bit. What's the name of this connection?
2) how can I connect these to my soundblaster? (3.5mm
jack - I think.)
3) Is it possible to connect them to a sub-woofer? (friends one stopped
working, hence he gave the sticks to me)
4) Is there a sub that would be compatible? The soundsticks sub is
difficult
to get hold of on it's own. They sometimes come up on ebay, but they are
the
USB v1 subs with totally different connections. Would the K395 sub work,
with
a bit of modifying? the specs are pretty similar, but the connectors
aren't :
(
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Can you locate a photo of the HK soundsticks/satellites that you have? It
might help to identify what model they actually are.

I know that with the HK595's I have, it would appear that one must have the
(matching) subwoofer to make them operable, as the connections for both
satellites are very much as you describe.

Photo of the HK595's:
http://tinyurl.com/5qpjd4


Stew

I have the Soundstick II's, photo at:
http://www.eggnoodlesoup.com/harman/html/hsticks_overview.html

with the same kind of jack you describe and like Stew I would think
you would need the matching subwoofer. It looks like a proprietary
connection.
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