Mac Mini 2011 Optical Audio Out

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I just hooked up my 2011 Mac Mini 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 running Lion and I'm unable to output sound via the optical connection. The new Mac Mini is connected to my TV via a HDMI cable and I'm using a Toslink cable to connect the audio to my receiver from the Mini. All the audio options on the Mini seem to indicate only two audio out options: internal speaker and …

Does the 2011 Mac Mini have optical audio out ...

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The MBP, the Mini and the iMac all have digital out via the headphone jack and it is "optical", but a normal TOSlink optical cable won't work (clearly ) If you want to connect a standard optical TOSlink cable then you need to use an adaptor, like this

Mac mini (Mid 2011) - Technical Specifications

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Play high sample rate digital audio on Mac computers ...

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Select your audio device from the list on the left side of the Audio Devices window. If necessary, choose “Use this device for sound output” from the Action pop-up menu . Select a sample rate, such as 176400.0 Hz or 192000.0 Hz, from the Format pop-up menu. If the audio hardware in your Mac doesn't support high sample rate audio, you can use a third-party digital …

2012 MacMini Optical Output - General Forum - Audiophile Style

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The headphone/line out port accommodates digital optical audio output, analog audio output with a 24-bit, 44.1-192 kHz D/A converter, digital audio output up to 24-bit stereo and 44.1-192 kHz sampling rate and supporting encoded digital audio output (AC3 and DTS). For analog headphone / line output, use a standard audio cable with 3.5mm metal plug.

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There are three ways to get hi-res audio out of your Mac: 1) through an optical Toslink cable connected to the headphone output; 2) through a USB cable; and 3) through a standard stereo eighth ...

How to replace the missing optical-digital audio output on ...

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Jeff K. has a bone to pick with Apple: I have a great set of speakers that I connected to my old iMac with a optical audio/mini-plug cable through the headphone jack.

iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) - Technical Specifications

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iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) - Technical Specifications. 27-inch (viewable) LED-backlit glossy widescreen TFT display with support for millions of colors. 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with 6MB on-chip shared L3 cache. Configurable to 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, only at the Apple Online Store. Configurable to 16GB, only at the Apple Online Store.