jonbwfc
Distinguished Member
Hello all,
I don’t see the answer to this on the Apple product page and AVF seems a good place to ask.
I’m considering buying a Mac Studio (I can justify it ) and I would want to connect audio out to a sound bar. The sound bar has HDMI and SPDIF inputs, but I’ll need to use the HDMI out on the Mac for something else. So essentially I’ll need to use the SPDIF port. A USB to SPDIF adapter box is an option which I’d have to buy but I do have a old fibre optic 3.5mm to SPDIF cable hanging around.
Is that likely to work with the Mac Studio’s 3.5mm output? The website simply says “3.5mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones” which is kind of no help at all. I know the Mac Studio isn’t out in the wild yet, but does anyone have experience of recent Mac’s audio outs to know one way or another?
It’s not a deal breaker if it doesn’t, but it would be nice to know if I will need an adapter or not.
Thanks all!
I don’t see the answer to this on the Apple product page and AVF seems a good place to ask.
I’m considering buying a Mac Studio (I can justify it ) and I would want to connect audio out to a sound bar. The sound bar has HDMI and SPDIF inputs, but I’ll need to use the HDMI out on the Mac for something else. So essentially I’ll need to use the SPDIF port. A USB to SPDIF adapter box is an option which I’d have to buy but I do have a old fibre optic 3.5mm to SPDIF cable hanging around.
Is that likely to work with the Mac Studio’s 3.5mm output? The website simply says “3.5mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones” which is kind of no help at all. I know the Mac Studio isn’t out in the wild yet, but does anyone have experience of recent Mac’s audio outs to know one way or another?
It’s not a deal breaker if it doesn’t, but it would be nice to know if I will need an adapter or not.
Thanks all!