Bose Speakers no Longer Work

I use a set of Bose speakers with my MacBook Pro, and all of a sudden, they no longer work with my MacBook. Not just iTunes, but all sound. I know it's not a problem with the speakers because they work just fine when I connect them to my iPhone and play music. It uses a regular headphone jack to connect to my MacBook. When it's unplugged, music plays fine through my MacBook speakers. When I plug them in, nothing plays--not through my Bose speakers, or my MacBook's. Sometimes, when the speakers are plugged in, when I hit play in iTunes, or something like a YouTube video, I hear a small pop in the speakers, like it recognuzes something is happening, but nothing plays.
I did nothing to cause this. My MacBook has been sitting on my desk since the last time the speakers worked. If anyone can help me out, I'd be very grateful.

Nevermind, problem solved. Somehow the output volume got turned down in my system setting.

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