I was told my mac mini didn't have an optical out. Is it the same jack that you would normally take audio out of?
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 19, 2016, at 11:43 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > If you are trying to get 5.1 out of your Mac, does your amp have an optical > input? If so, it might be easier to skip all the USB stuff and just run > optical from the mini to your surround-sound amp. > > CB > >> On 1/18/16 9:57 PM, Bill Holton wrote: >> Hi. >> My wife says they are green, orange—red?—and black. The USB cable goes into >> the box, those three cables go to my 5.1 system subwoofer, the subwoofer has >> the amp, I am guessing, and there are five audio cable jacks in it that lead >> to the left, right, satellite, and center channels. The speakers also have >> a large cable with a volume know, a headphone jack, and dial for >> bass/treble, and another that does increased separation. Does that help? >> The USB audio keeps dropping out, then coming back. I thought maybe it was >> an OS issue, but I am running VM, and after a config change it started >> asking me where I want the device connected, Mac or Windows, so I am >> guessing it is actually disconnecting and reconnecting. Tried >> three different USB cables;, didn’t help. >> >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark >> Gilland >> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 6:50 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Need a bit of USB sound education >> >> OK, do you know what color those cables are? That would tell me a fair >> amount. Are they blue green and black? If so, I might have a possible >> solution. If two of them are red and white, then I'll have to think about >> it, as that wouldn't exactly tell me much. >> >> red and white is generally your standard RCA, then of course yellow would be >> for video, so I highly doubt that is what you're working with. >> >> The green, blue, and black would be digital and probably would be like a >> composit cable. >> >> That's why I'm kind a wonderring. We need just a slight bit more info. >> >> Chris. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Bill Holton >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 5:15 PM >> Subject: Need a bit of USB sound education >> >> Hi. >> I am currently running a USB sound adapter to a set of 5.1 speakers on my >> Mac Mini, connected by three color-coded cables to the subwoofer, which in >> turn connects to the five speakers. >> The device is acting up, it keeps failing and restarting. Tried different >> cable, same issues. I want to replace the device, but not sure what I am >> looking for. All the ones I see on Amazon show audio out. What do I need >> to look for in one that will connect via the three color coded cables? >> Hoping to get off fairly inexpensively, so if anyone can recommend one…much >> thanks. >> Bill >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara > Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. 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