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do ALL intel imacs have fuzzy audio out?
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<blockquote data-quote="mufngruf" data-source="post: 1145569" data-attributes="member: 151219"><p>Just for the info...</p><p>I decided to price a few G5s on ebay and found one.... so I downloaded the specs/manual and read it to see if it would indeed do what I wish it to do.. it appears that it does.. since it has several audio out options.</p><p>BUT... I did find this curious admonition in the instructions (emphasis added) and it suggested to me that there might indeed be some kind of reason not to use the headphone jack to take audio to an amp. </p><p>Anyone know why the G5 makes this distinction?</p><p></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue"></span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">Connecting Audio Devices</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">Your Power Mac G5 comes with comprehensive audio capabilities, including a</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">headphone jack on the front and optical digital audio out, optical digital audio in,</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">analog audio line-out, and analog audio line-in ports on the back.</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">Optical Digital Audio Ports</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">You can use a digital optical or Toslink cable to connect Digital Audio Tape (DAT) decks</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">or CD players to the optical digital audio in port and input and mix your own music.</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">You can also connect an audio or AV receiver to the optical digital audio out port and</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">set up a Power Mac G5–based home theater system.</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">Headphone Jack</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">You can plug headphones into the computer’s headphone jack. When a plug is inserted</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">into this jack, your internal built-in speaker is muted.</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue"><strong><u>Important: Do not plug line-out devices into the headphone jack. Use the analog lineout</u></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue"><strong><u>port on the back instead.</u></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">Analog Audio Ports</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">You can connect external microphones or other audio equipment to the analog</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">minijacks on the back of the computer. Use the Sound pane of System Preferences to</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">select the audio input or output device you want to use.</span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue"></span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mufngruf, post: 1145569, member: 151219"] Just for the info... I decided to price a few G5s on ebay and found one.... so I downloaded the specs/manual and read it to see if it would indeed do what I wish it to do.. it appears that it does.. since it has several audio out options. BUT... I did find this curious admonition in the instructions (emphasis added) and it suggested to me that there might indeed be some kind of reason not to use the headphone jack to take audio to an amp. Anyone know why the G5 makes this distinction? [COLOR="RoyalBlue"] Connecting Audio Devices Your Power Mac G5 comes with comprehensive audio capabilities, including a headphone jack on the front and optical digital audio out, optical digital audio in, analog audio line-out, and analog audio line-in ports on the back. Optical Digital Audio Ports You can use a digital optical or Toslink cable to connect Digital Audio Tape (DAT) decks or CD players to the optical digital audio in port and input and mix your own music. You can also connect an audio or AV receiver to the optical digital audio out port and set up a Power Mac G5–based home theater system. Headphone Jack You can plug headphones into the computer’s headphone jack. When a plug is inserted into this jack, your internal built-in speaker is muted. [B][U]Important: Do not plug line-out devices into the headphone jack. Use the analog lineout port on the back instead.[/U][/B] Analog Audio Ports You can connect external microphones or other audio equipment to the analog minijacks on the back of the computer. Use the Sound pane of System Preferences to select the audio input or output device you want to use. [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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