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5.1 surround sound on the new iMac?
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<blockquote data-quote="lrd" data-source="post: 1586920" data-attributes="member: 176682"><p>Sorry to resurrect an old thread but the links here are dead. I also have a a early 2013 27" iMac and would like to get 5.1 sound, preferably straight to speakers (i.e. not HDMI through a receiver). Thought about using the optical-out but apparently that a decoder is needed and I can't find one that isn't a cheapie made in China (anyone??). </p><p></p><p>Next thought was to get <a href="http://us.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-omni-surround-5-1" target="_blank">this Sound Blaster Omni Surround 5.1</a>, but at the bottom it says "Dolby Digital Live encoding not available for Mac OS". Not sure what that means. A YouTube video of something similar (no-name) stated that movies from iTunes would not play 5.1 but most other apps do OK. Movies on iTunes is the main reason I want 5.1 so that concerns me.</p><p></p><p>Any one using the <a href="http://us.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-omni-surround-5-1" target="_blank">Sound Blaster</a> with suggestions and/or recommendations?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lrd, post: 1586920, member: 176682"] Sorry to resurrect an old thread but the links here are dead. I also have a a early 2013 27" iMac and would like to get 5.1 sound, preferably straight to speakers (i.e. not HDMI through a receiver). Thought about using the optical-out but apparently that a decoder is needed and I can't find one that isn't a cheapie made in China (anyone??). Next thought was to get [URL="http://us.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-omni-surround-5-1"]this Sound Blaster Omni Surround 5.1[/URL], but at the bottom it says "Dolby Digital Live encoding not available for Mac OS". Not sure what that means. A YouTube video of something similar (no-name) stated that movies from iTunes would not play 5.1 but most other apps do OK. Movies on iTunes is the main reason I want 5.1 so that concerns me. Any one using the [URL="http://us.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-omni-surround-5-1"]Sound Blaster[/URL] with suggestions and/or recommendations? [/QUOTE]
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