Jul 30, 2016 the port is typically labeled optical audio, toslink, digital audio out optical or something similar, but you certainly dont need a label to identify it. If you have a macbook, macbook pro or recent imac or mac mini then your computer is equipped with a mini toslink digital audio port which doubles as the headphone socket. Ive been trying to research external storage now for the car, looks like most ppl use these wireless hard drives. Connect one end of a toslink optical cable to the headphone port on your mac, and connect the other end to your audio device, such as an av receiver. Minitoslink connectors may be used for either input or output.
Fisual mini toslink to standard toslink optical cable. You can plug your digital audio coax in and get toslink digital optical out. I actually own a 20 lifatec silflex armored glass toslink to mini cable. Acoustics measured from typical operator position sitting in front of standard mac mini system. Note also that both of these measurements were taken using a 15 length of toslink optical cable from the spdif output of the rme soundcard fitted to an older pc in my test lab, which is very much a worst case. Hosa gop490 fiber optic adaptor toslink to minitoslink. High resolution 24bit 32bit 96khz 192khz narration. Toslink to 18 mini toslink digital cable fits many. The wording makes it sound like some machines supporting 176. Connect a standard toslink port to a mini toslink port for digital optical audio. Brand new 12 ft mini toslink optical audio cable 3. So i bought both hdmi, coxial to mini jack, coxial to coxial and an optical cables. The higher resolution of the digital sound, the closer it is to the original. The mini will however support multichannel, 24 bit, 192 khz uncompressed via the hdmi interface.
Enjoy full, multichannel, optical digital audio through this cable, which is ideal for home theater or other surround sound systems. So put your external drives on the mac minis firewire 800 bus, which is latent anyway if your mac mini is a dedicated music server. New macbook pro models lack optical audio out via headphone. May 06, 2011 the absolute best ive heard was mac usb to coax converter to dac. Play high sample rate digital audio on mac computers. Turning a mac into a music server the absolute sound.
Monoprice spdif digital optical audio cable, toslink to mini toslink, 6ft. Improving audio from a mac mini server i am using an apple mac mini to play apple lossless files ripped from cds directly to a denon avr3311ci amp through the hdmi cable. I have been trying to find out if my mac mini carries audio over hdmi, however i havent been able to find an answer. Toslink mini fits the imac and the standard toslink fits the receiver. Toslink to mini toslink fiber optic adaptor this adaptor is designed to adapt an optical cable with a male toslink connector to a 3. Toslink optical spec is 96 khz, 24 bit stereo uncompressed. Im currently running a late 2012 mac mini via hdmi into a yamaha rxv479 receiver which in turn goes to a toshiba 49 4k tv. The audio hardware in some macbook pro, mac pro, and imac. For some reason it sounds a bit better than both toslink and firewire, and that includes switching out cables. While not specific to mini toslink, apple lists all their 192khzcompatible models on their play high sample rate digital audio on mac computers article. Hi i am buying a toslink 3 way switch for sky ps4 pro laptop they are are all so i can get dts as my receiver doesnt support 4k so need the source for picture direct to tv and toslink to switch connected to the receiver. Toslink to minitoslink fiber optic adaptor this adaptor is designed to adapt an optical cable with a male toslink connector to a 3. So, you need an adapter cable, the audio in and out do double duty, they can either be analog or optical.
The absolute best ive heard was mac usb to coax converter to dac. Monoprice spdif digital optical audio cable, toslink to mini. Nov 04, 2016 optical audio output is used to link macs to home theater setups and av systems capable of multichannel surround sound, by way of a mini toslink adapter connected to the 3. While theres little in the way of devices currently available for thunderbolt, by using an adapter the thunderbolt port can be easily converted to firewire, and plenty of deviceshard drives, dacs, a dsuse firewire connections. Unless some of the really old ones did not i suppose. Recently, i wanted to use this digital audio output to connect to my living room home theater receiver but found very little information about it. Only one negative, and it doesnt relate to the cable but to the imac, i thought that if the receiver volume was turned down it would. Mac pro late 20 mac mini late 2014 to set your mac to play high sample rate audio. What is the optical audio port, and when should i use it. Short demonstration of man mini optical audio input capability and recording digital source from cd player optical output. I currently run 2496 digital from mac mini to inday toslink splitter, thence to maudio co2 converter, then through about 85 feet of 1694a rg6, then into tact digital. Most current macs the macbook air being the exception, alas have an optical output port hiding inside the headphone jack. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.
While its great for music and movies, it doesnt work well for playing virtual instruments in logic or garageband because theres a bit of extra latency though that is most certainly the fault of my yamaha receiver buffering and decoding the signal. High performance light signal transfer for digital audio. Also, again, the playback software needs to support it. Open audio midi setup, which is in the utilities folder of your applications folder. Spdif 24bit 192khz stereo pcm does it exist and how much. The philips system is actually a bluray player also, and that is also the reciever, so how do i. Dec 15, 2011 due to the low jitter response on the optical line out of the new mac mini, it was claimed that the lion os mac mini can be connected directly to a dac via a good glass optical cable without the use of external converters or other similar devices which are made redundant. I use the m2tech hiface and can get up to 24192 out of my mac mini. Optical audio output is used to link macs to home theater setups and av systems capable of multichannel surround sound, by way of a mini toslink adapter connected to the 3. As we know, mini displayport for macbooks can only transmit video signal but no audio.
If you stream highresolution files via to an apple tv or airport express, then you wont get highresolution audio. Have some dacs around, gotta run upto the apple store tonight and grab the camera connection kit. You could also use thunderbolt but i see no benefit over firewire 800 and two possible detriments, the first being high cost and the second being the possibility of having to share it with a monitor. It is ideal for connecting an imac, minidisc player, or similar device to a toslinkequipped component. Toslink was originally created to connect compact disc cd players to receivers for pulse code modulation pcm audio streams using the spdif. I will switch from desktop to mac mini 2018 but i have a doubt about audio dac. Monoprice spdif digital optical audio cable, toslink to. Jun 06, 2017 mac pro late 20 mac mini late 2014 to set your mac to play high sample rate audio. The hardware supports 24192, but the operating system does not.
Recently, i wanted to use this digital audio output to connect to my living room home theater. Mac mini digital audio input spdif toslink optical youtube. Play high sample rate digital audio on mac computers apple support. In stock this item will ship on 542020 if ordered within 2 days 15. The unit functions by changing the light signal received from the plastic fiber optic cable into and electric signal. Tech blog mac headphoneoptical digital audio output. Play high sample rate digital audio on mac computers apple. The toslink port is distinct among all other ports and looks strikingly like a tiny little doggie door into the bowels of your device.
The toslink optical standard does not support this data rate. My plan is to purchase a new receiver with hdmi inputs and attach a mac mini computer to use as a music server. The best you can do is optical out on a mac at 2496. Toslink from toshiba link is a standardized optical fiber connector system.
If the transmitting and receiving devices can handle the rate chosen then all is good. However, this unique designed adapter solves this trouble for mac users. Prozor 192khz digital to analog audio converter dac digital spdif optical to. It is ideal for connecting an imac, minidisc player, or similar device to a toslink equipped component. Connects to hdmi using a thirdparty mini displayport to hdmi adapter or cable.
Neither spdif or aesebu have a designated bit rate. Buy fisual mini toslink to standard toslink optical cable pro install series 1m suitable for macbook, macbook pro or recent imac or mac mini at amazon uk. Connecting it up the current mac minis and mac portables all offer usb 2 as well as thunderbolt interfaces. Aug 01, 2017 hi i am buying a toslink 3 way switch for sky ps4 pro laptop they are are all so i can get dts as my receiver doesnt support 4k so need the source for picture direct to tv and toslink to switch connected to the receiver. Dec 09, 20 with all the talk about jitter, few people actually investigate actual digital signals except by going through digital receivers. A test with my emu0404 showed exactly, what i expected.
Computer audio on the mac getting started hifizine. Best computer to dac connection usb, coaxial, or optical. It utilizes a fiber optic cable for the transmission of audio signals in the form of pulses of light. How to get the mac mini digital audio output at 192khz. Spdif 24bit 192khz stereo pcm does it exist and how. The digital output is a toslink connector that is limited to 24bit, 96 khz. Perhaps a simple question, but, i have a dish sat receiver, and, connected the toslink output to a mac with a toslink input. Minitoslink jacks have a longer tip featuring a fiberoptic led at the end bottom of the jack.
Muse mini 24bit 192khz coaxial optical usb input dac headphone out black description. It has nothing to do with the mini, it is the standard itself. Optical spdif aka toslink cables are an excellent way to distribute highdefinition, multichannel audio without the risk of common electrical problems, such as ground loops or rf and em interference. Toslink to 18 mini toslink digital cable fits many apple. I have recently set up my onkyo hts3305 package which sports the txsr308 receiver but without pre out for sub and i have hooked up my pc via my optical cable to play some flac files. There was only coxial, hdmi and optical inputs in the philips, and there is only a mini jack phono in the mac mini. In my case i need 48khz for dts which is passthrough any way. This cable allows connection of your equipment to amplifiers and av receivers with digital audio in. While not specific to mini toslink, apple lists all their 192khz compatible models on their play high sample rate digital audio on mac computers article. Dec 08, 20 as expected, everything worked without problems with 44. As expected, everything worked without problems with 44. Also known generically as optical audio, its most common use is in consumer audio equipment via a digital optical socket, where it carries a digital audio stream from components such as cd and dvd players, dat recorders, computers, and modern video game consoles, to an av receiver that can decode two channels of. High resolution 24bit 32bit 96khz 192khz narration production sound resolution is determined by the sampling frequency khz and the number of quantization bits bit. Toslink is a standardized optical fiber structure originally developed by toshiba corporation.
Works great, and sounds lots better than the builtin apple speakers. Inline usb hd audio adapter 24 bit 192khz to digital coax. Ive used it on my mac mini and my yamaha receiver which is probably 10 years old. With all the talk about jitter, few people actually investigate actual digital signals except by going through digital receivers. Tech blog mac headphoneoptical digital audio output neyrinck. My optical settings on my pc let me select the bit depth and. Need help with surround sound through mac mini and pht. Nov 06, 2014 so put your external drives on the mac minis firewire 800 bus, which is latent anyway if your mac mini is a dedicated music server. Every macbookimacmacmini sold the past few years has an audio output that is specified as a headphoneoptical digital audio output minijack. Its not a problem, thats just what the interface in this device is specified for. The adapter is designed for use with the macbook, macbook pro, mac mini, and imac, as it features the minitoslink connector for digital audio that is found on those computers.
Due to the low jitter response on the optical line out of the new mac mini, it was claimed that the lion os mac mini can be connected directly to a dac via a good glass optical cable without the use of external converters or other similar devices which are. May 18, 2016 short demonstration of man mini optical audio input capability and recording digital source from cd player optical output. There is a sort of mushiness to the music that is not present if i play the original cd on a dvd player connected through the coaxial spdif input to the denon. In my old pc windows i use a creative xfi and edifier r1800bt. The light receive unit is assembled with connector and optoelectric component packaged with photo diode and ic. Spdif is the same as aesebu except for the rca connector and spdif a 75 ohm wire as opposed to aesebu which is a 100 ohm wire. The way around this is by using a usbspdif converter that comes with its own drivers. But, using a usb in from an external drive, the usb out didnt sound as good as toslink or firewire.
Muse mini 24bit 192khz coaxial optical usb input dac. Toslink fiber optic connections dont support 24bit 192khz. So, my question is, how can i capture the audio coming in, and, save as a file that has dolby digital content. The philips system is actually a bluray player also, and that is also the reciever, so how do i make the primiary source the mac mini. The port is typically labeled optical audio, toslink, digital audio out optical or something similar, but you certainly dont need a label to identify it. The adapter is designed for use with the macbook, macbook pro, mac mini, and imac, as it features the mini toslink connector for digital audio that is found on those computers. Only one negative, and it doesnt relate to the cable but to the imac, i thought that if the receiver volume was turned down it would eliminate the bong when the imac fires up. A compact jack that has the same form factor as a mini jack 3. Coax coaxial to toslink optical digital audio converter.
Apr 10, 2010 i actually own a 20 lifatec silflex armored glass toslink to mini cable. Inline usb hd audio adapter 24 bit 192khz to digital coax toslink i2s converter. The rega dacr is a 162024bit at 32khz to 192khz digital to analogue. This mini dac unit is base on cs4344 dac processor cs8416 digital receiver and cm108ah usb receiver,it can handle 24bit192khz audio via coaxialoptical inputs, it is in compact size,the dimension is only 66mm60mm,very suitable for destop dac unit for laptop or pc. This coaxial to optical converter will allow you to connect the coaxial digital audio output from your dvd, cable or stb recevier to a toslink digital optical input. Question toslink optical out 192khz or 96khz avforums. At least 1080p video over hdmi, and some mac models support higher resolutions when connecting to 4k displays, 5k displays, and ultra hd tvs. Paul neyrinck discusses how to use the macbookimacmacmini optical digital audio output minijack every macbookimacmacmini sold the past few years has an audio output that is specified as a headphoneoptical digital audio output minijack. This toslink to mini toslink cable is the perfect solution for connecting a full size toslink port to a mini toslink port.
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