AppleDesign Speaker II: No Built-In Noise Gate Circuit

Are the AppleDesign Powered Speakers II identical to the original AppleDesign Powered Speakers in relation to the built in noise gate?

A Tech Info Library titled AppleDesign Powered Speakers: Sound Cuts Out talks about the effect this noise gate has on sound from an audio CD. The original speakers had a 3.5 mm mini-stereo jack as well as dual RCA stereo jacks whereas the AppleDesign Powered Speakers II have two 3.5 mm mini-stereo phono jacks. One jack is identified for use with a computer and one for CD. You could bypass the noise gate in the original speakers by using the dual RCA jacks. What about the AppleDesign Powered Speaker IIs?

Is there any difference in the specifications for the 3.5 mm mini-stereo jacks on the AppleDesign Powered Speaker IIs? Do the AppleDesign Powered Speaker IIs have a noise gate?
The AppleDesign Powered Speaker IIs do not have the noise gate circuitry that was in the original AppleDesign Powered Speakers. The AppleDesign Powered Speaker II does not have the problem of sound cutting out during soft passages.

You do not have to be concerned as to which jack you use on the AppleDesign Powered Speaker II.
Published Date: Feb 19, 2012