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<blockquote data-quote="vyX" data-source="post: 259613"><p>Digital I/O connectors usually come in 2 forms:</p><p>1) a single RCA jack labelled S/PDIF, digital or whatever else, that basically transmits an electrical signal.</p><p>2) a small trapezoidal hole with a T-shaped plug labelled "optical" that transmits optical signals. The T-shaped plug is meant to keep the connector clean. (The plug must be removed before the wired plug is inserted)</p><p></p><p>The S/PDIF jack needs a simple RCA jack with coaxial wire, while the optical jack needs a fibre optic cable with the correct TOSLINK plug. The iMac has it's optical output nestled inside the little minijack hole of the output, and hence will accept only a <strong>mini-optical plug</strong>. The Belkin cable, to which I have already referred you, has a mini-optical plug at one end and a standard TOSLINK plug at the other - it should be suitable for you, since you have a Logitech Z-680, if I'm not mistaken. The cable is NOT proprietary and thus, similar cables are made by other companies that should work just fine for you. Check out your local AV store for it...................</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vyX, post: 259613"] Digital I/O connectors usually come in 2 forms: 1) a single RCA jack labelled S/PDIF, digital or whatever else, that basically transmits an electrical signal. 2) a small trapezoidal hole with a T-shaped plug labelled "optical" that transmits optical signals. The T-shaped plug is meant to keep the connector clean. (The plug must be removed before the wired plug is inserted) The S/PDIF jack needs a simple RCA jack with coaxial wire, while the optical jack needs a fibre optic cable with the correct TOSLINK plug. The iMac has it's optical output nestled inside the little minijack hole of the output, and hence will accept only a [B]mini-optical plug[/B]. The Belkin cable, to which I have already referred you, has a mini-optical plug at one end and a standard TOSLINK plug at the other - it should be suitable for you, since you have a Logitech Z-680, if I'm not mistaken. The cable is NOT proprietary and thus, similar cables are made by other companies that should work just fine for you. Check out your local AV store for it................... [/QUOTE]
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