Bose companion 2 speakers wont play when i hook up to headphone jack.  why?

bose companion 2 speakers produce no sound when i hook up everything apparently correctly.  ideas?

I have the same speakers hooked up to my iMac (21.5" late 2009), to the headphone jack on the backside. Works fine for me. A few things to check:
- System Preferences -> Hardware -> Sound -> Output: make sure the headphone port is selected
- Make sure cable is plugged in to the correct port. My iMac has two ports: input (microphone, next to the USB ports) and output on the far left side.
- Do you get any sound if you plug in a pair of headphones to the same port?
- Do the speakers work if connected to another audio source (iPod, iPhone, etc.)?
Sorry if the above are quite obvious things which you've already checked. But just in case you forgot something...

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