Re: OT: Computer Speakers

2019-07-31 Thread P. J. Alling
The tip ring nomenclature was very early, and probably predates the Western Electric Codes since I believe the original Tip Ring 1/4 inch connector was used in telephone switchboards well before 1890, as early as the 1870s maybe.  Anyway the engineer's were pretty straight forward in naming

Re: OT: Computer Speakers

2019-07-14 Thread John
It's a Dolby 5.1 setup - Front Left-Center-Right; Surround (rear) Left-Right; plus sub-woofer. On 7/13/2019 11:59:45, P. J. Alling wrote: If they are simple tip ring ring interface speakers that's not surprising.  USB speakers on the other hand can be difficult... On 7/12/2019 6:07 PM, John

Re: OT: Computer Speakers

2019-07-13 Thread Larry Colen
This finally cleared up a really stupid bit of confusion on my part. I knew that a couple of the wires on a phone were called "tip" and "ring". I knew what "ring" must do, but didn't understand why they called the other "tip", I figured it had something to do with taking it off the hook. I

Re: OT: Computer Speakers

2019-07-13 Thread Dale H. Cook
On 7/13/2019 11:59 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: If they are simple tip ring ring interface speakers ... In electronics service we refer to them as tip-ring-sleeve plugs. That designation goes back probably to the Western Electric Code No. 109, 110, and 126 plugs in use by 1907. -- Dale H. Cook,

Re: OT: Computer Speakers

2019-07-13 Thread P. J. Alling
If they are simple tip ring ring interface speakers that's not surprising.  USB speakers on the other hand can be difficult... On 7/12/2019 6:07 PM, John wrote: No big deal. I just thought y'all might enjoy hearing about something in my life that is NOT a minor disaster. At the same time I

OT: Computer Speakers

2019-07-12 Thread John
No big deal. I just thought y'all might enjoy hearing about something in my life that is NOT a minor disaster. At the same time I was going through all my travails with email, I discovered that my old (like 10+ years, maybe even more) computer speakers had failed. I got a new set to replace