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    To answer your questions;
    
    yes they work with portables, they usually plug into the headphone
    jack.
    yes they need ac, due to the fact that they have an amp built in.
    
    There are also powered speakers that run on battery. They are 
    usually pretty small. 
    
    There are other brands to check out, Lechmere has several, Tweeter
    probably, and other hifi stores. Have fun
    
              Wayne

    Check out topic 1291
    

I have the AR Powered Partners.  They work great.  Along with my portable 
Technics, they generate enough sound to keep you from falling asleep.  They 
come with power cords, and an adapter for the line out or headphone jack of 
your portable.  Once you have them you can order a carrying case (I did), a 
battery pack (I didn't) which lets you run the speakers about as long as the 
pack on my portable CD, around 4 hrs., and a cigarrette lighter adapter.  You 
can get up to about 10' separation, but since the volume, tone, etc. for each 
speaker is on the speaker, you need to "balance" them by visual settings.

						     
							- JP

    
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 >   I have the AR Powered Partners.  They work great.  Along with my portable 
 >   Technics, they generate enough sound to keep you from falling asleep.  They 

     Does this mean that the amps in the AR speakers are small? I realize
     that you are not going to get the volume that you would get from
     a 200 watt amp but are these speakers enough for decent sound.
     I was hoping that the sound would at least fill a 12x12 room with
     no problems. Am I expecting a bit too much from these speakers?
     Are the Bose speakers a better choice for this purpose? I noticed
     that the Bose do not have any sound controls on the speakers. Is
     the sound adjusted by the portable (volume only..obviously)? I
     like the idea that I can adjust the sound from the speakers because
     you can not do this from the portable. Are there tone controls
     on the ARs?
    
    John//

    	RE:.4
    
    	The line into the pARtners is from the line level output of
    the portable.  Trying to use the phono output of the portable is
    likely to blow the amp of the speakers.  The Partners have a volume
    level right on the speakers themselves, and they really are powerful
    for their size.  I was able to keep a good level of sound, slightly
    above background, for an outdoor party I held last weekend with
    forty people.  I would tend to say thet they are comperable to a
    similar sized speaker powered by an 85W - 100W power amp.

    By the way, BOSE has announced and should start shipping in Sept.
    the RoomMate Series II.  This powered speaker, is a little larger
    and tuned about 120 Hz lower (to improve the low-end that was
    complained about in an earlier note).  In addition, the amp has
    at least 3 times the output (don't remember the exact numbers).
    
    BEST OF ALL - They can run on a 12V battery that is included in
    the carrying case.  This set-up gives TRUE portability.  Take your
    Portable CD player, your Walkman, and your BOSE RoomMates and you
    can play music for hours without an outlet?
    
    Dom

Yes, the AR's have a tome control on each speaker.  They can generate a pretty 
decent amount of sound.  Never tried them on batteries, though.

						     
							- JP

    
    Re: .6
    
    A friend of mine who works at Bose says that they are having
    manufacturing problems with the new Roommates so it may be a while
    before they hit the shelves.
    
    The current ones will be dropped at that time (maybe a chance on
    some good close-out prices?)