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optical audio

  1. A

    Macbook Pro Retina sound failure

    I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) and a few months ago I plugged s audio jack into into the headphone port, after removing the laptop no longe recognises that it has in-built speakers even though they chime on start up. I have tried factory reset and that did nothing along with...
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    Optical audio out problem (MacMini Server 2012)

    For some reason I cannot make optical audio out work. MacMini 2012 with Catalina (I also have 10.6.8 on it, and it doesn’t work there either). Any idea what may be the cause? Identical audio setup works with my MacBook Pro (so cables and audio devices are not to blame).
  3. dawindmg08

    Two Macs, 1 pair of speakers = DAC/Mixer/Amp – what do I need?

    Hi all, I'm looking for a good solution to my audio dilemma: I have two Macs on my desk – an older Mac Mini and 16" MacBook Pro (which replaced a 2014 MBP) – and I need to share peripherals to save space. Previously I had an IOGEAR Thunderbolt KVM switch, but it was getting unreliable and I...