Using Bose Soundock as external speakers possible?

[Limeybastard]

I have a Bose Soundock powered speaker system that I used to use when I had an iphone 4s many moons ago.

Was wondering if I can plug this directly into the back of the Ranger 2970N4 and use it as a powered speaker?

Cheers

 

[sp5it]

Yes, you can.

 

[Limeybastard]

Yes, you can.

Cheers , thanks. It works, but when I turn of the radio, the Soundock makes a hum noise, is it because perhaps the 3.5mm jack Im using to connect radio to the soundock is made for stereo? I should get a mono 3.5 jack right?

 

[sp5it]

Yes, you need to go from stereo to mono signal.
Mike

 

[Limeybastard]

Yes, you need to go from stereo to mono signal.
Mike

Cheers fella.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Cheers , thanks. It works, but when I turn of the radio, the Soundock makes a hum noise, is it because perhaps the 3.5mm jack Im using to connect radio to the soundock is made for stereo? I should get a mono 3.5 jack right?

Yes that is the problem. What you are effectively doing is connecting a long wire (the ground wire) to one channel (right channel) and that is acting s an antenna creating a HUMMMMMMMMMM . If you have ever heard a guitar amp HUMMMMMM as a cord is plugged in slowly or has a bad connection it is basically the same thing.

 

[Limeybastard]

Yes that is the problem. What you are effectively doing is connecting a long wire (the ground wire) to one channel (right channel) and that is acting s an antenna creating a HUMMMMMMMMMM . If you have ever heard a guitar amp HUMMMMMM as a cord is plugged in slowly or has a bad connection it is basically the same thing.

Oh yeah, definately remember the sound of a guitar amp hum. So buying a mono 3.5" jack will sort it out I feel

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Oh yeah, definately remember the sound of a guitar amp hum. So buying a mono 3.5" jack will sort it out I feel

You already have a mono jack on the cable from the radio do you not? You will need a mono to stereo adapter. The stereo end goes to the Bose Soundock.

 

[Limeybastard]

You already have a mono jack on the cable from the radio do you not? You will need a mono to stereo adapter. The stereo end goes to the Bose Soundock.

The 3.5" jack extension cable that came with the Soundock is stereo, I was refering to the actual wire that connects the speaker to radio, currently its of the stereo variant, need to get the mono version of the cable.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

The 3.5" jack extension cable that came with the Soundock is stereo, I was refering to the actual wire that connects the speaker to radio, currently its of the stereo variant, need to get the mono version of the cable.

OK I was thinking that there was a jack on the Bose and not a cable out of it. In that case you need a stereo to mono adapter. The female end that goes on the end of the Bose cable needs to be stereo and the male end that goes into the radio needs to be mono.

 

[Limeybastard]

Both ends of the 3.5mm jack are male and stereo variant, I just took a piccy. I think I just need same cable , mono version.

 

[Limeybastard]

Installed the mono 3.5 cable today from speak ext on radio to bose speakers. Still hums when the radio is switched off, but otherwise ok.