Sound out from Thunderbolt Display

Dear all,

I have a Thunderbolt Display and I am not impressed with the sound. I also have a Logitech Z-5500 Surround System that I would like to connect to my display. The reason why I want to connect it to my display and not directly to my MBP is that the whole point for me in buying this setup is that I use the Thunderbolt Display as docking station for the MBP. I'm in and out of office several times a day - and don't want to mess with cables on/off my MBP - except from the thunderbolt cable.

Thunderbolt Display has: USB, FIrewire, Thunderbolt, 3 X ethernet
Logitech has 2 digital inputs: Coax (SPdif) and Optical (+ 3 minijacks; Front, Rear, Sub/Center)

How do I connect the two?

(I use Time Capsule - and was wondering if I could use that combined with an Apple TV - connecting as follows: Timecapsule ethernet-cabled to the Thunderbolt Display + Timecapsule ethernet-cabled to Apple TV + Apple TV via optical cable to Logitech Surround system - would that work?)

As you can tell - I'm not at all used to this stuff - so answers/suggestions/alternative solutions will be very much appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your help.

BR PH2 (Denmark)

Thunderbolt Display - sound out

Hi all,

Has anyone succeeded in taking sound out from a Thunderbolt Display? And if so - how?
(would like to connect it to digital inputs like coax or optical on ext. surround sys.)

Thanks in advance.

PH2 (Denmark)

Threads merged (same topic)…and thread moved to more appropriate sub-forum (Other Hardware).

- Nick

I ended up with a usb DAC and it works well.