Jeff;
Apple has never used a standard mic input. Their headphone output is a
standard 1/8th" stereo jack but......the audio input was, for many
years, a special jack that was set up for Apple's PlainTalk mic input.
It required a PlainTalk headset that had a preamp built into the mic
that was powered by a + 5VDC in the Mac. (look up PlainTalk on
Wikipedia or Apple). Apple discontinued PlainTalk with the last G4's.
The G5's and subsequent have a "line Level" audio input that requires an
external preamp if you intend to use a mic. (actually the early Mac's
audio input was "line level" also, they just boosted the mic signal from
"mic level" to "line level" all within the headset and special PlainTalk
jack.
It's a real pain. If you have a G3 - G4 you can probably find a
PlainTalk headset on e-bay. I have an old PM 9500 and a G4 with a
PlainTalk headset that works just fine.
I'm still groping with how to make some kind of headset work with my
G5. At this very moment I'm trying build a preamp. I'll probably try
USB next if this doesn't work.
Jerry.
On 12/9/2010 8:27 PM, Charles Lenington wrote:
On 12/9/10 11:00 AM, Jeff Bequette wrote:
I was looking for a set of headphones with a speaker for VOIP and
gaming. Does the front port work with microphone headsets?
Has anyone used the 'Optical Audio" ports?
Or should i go USB or bluetooth?
DP 1.8 G5 (June 04) 10.5.8
Jeff
When I asked a couple of months back I never received an definite
answer. I tried an iMic but it didn't work or it was doa (used).
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