Can you use Apple Mac speakers with Macmini?

My old Apple mac speakers - the ones in transparent plastic hemispheres - come with a 1.5mm jack, but the Macmini has a standard 2.5mm socket. Is that because the voltage or something is different? If you fit the right jack, will they work OK?

Those are the speakers that were shipped with the Cube G4. They are analog, but unpowered. They require an external amplifier. The Cube had an amp built-in. For a while, Griffin made an external amp adapter. They no longer do.
These speakers will not work properly with a typical computer sound output, even if you come up with an adapter that makes the physical connection. The resulting sound output would be a whisper.
My suggestion: Buy new speakers and consider the plastic spheres as nice paperweights, or decorative antiques for your shelf.

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