I’ve found an old forgotten about pair of speakers from a Pure Legato system, like these;

and I rather fancy being able to have them up and running in the kitchen, so that I can then use a phone/tablet to drive them for those times when digital radio fails me.

So, simple questions from a simple person;
1 – Will my phone actually be able to make them play some phatt beats and dope choonz or would I need some sort of amp?
2 – How do I go about connecting it up? Phone output would be a 3.5mm headphone jack as normal, and the input at the back of the speakers is a straight cable clamping doodah (The same as in this pic of the back of the old unit)

Is there a simple way of connecting them up, sans plaited unicorn pubes, of course! Am looking for more Heath Robinson than High Fidelity!

TIA.

You would need to feed them via an amp squire!Is the existing main unit beyond use?

Yep, old unit is totally borked. Kept the speakers, thinking that I might find a use for them.

Get a cheap Tripath Amp

Something like that would do the job nicely. Surprising good sound quality for the money. Nice and compact as well.

Little blue tooth reciever/tripath amp/speakers is how i’d do it then the amp and bluetooth can be stashed away .

1 – Will my phone actually be able to make them play some phatt beats and dope choonz or would I need some sort of amp?

Does your phone have any of the above on it or iz it full ov opra n ting?

Thanks all. Will explore that.

Stu, u knowz I iz down wiv da kidz, blud, innit.

This afternoon, I was mostly listening to some YBT, LL Cool J, and more

http://henrykrinkle.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/dj-andy-smith-document-iv.html

Safe innit blud. 😕
I iz diggin ur vibe.

Edit.
Even the fact that you’ve linked to henrywinkler makes you oldcore.
The fonz wasn’t even cool before he got accused of kiddyfidlin*. 😯

*May not have happened yet but I can see it coming. 🙁

What you need is some Nordost Valhalla cables with suitable plugs on…

You need directional 3.5mm headphone jack cable

Does your phone have any of the above on it or iz it full ov opra n ting?

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