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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1626876" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>Ever since the very first Intel Macs:</p><p></p><p>The Mac Pro typically has separate analog/digital audio ports. On every other "Intel" Mac thus far, the "headphone" jack is a combined analog/digital port capable of 2 channel stereo via analog or "up to" 5.1 output via a mini-toslnk connection.</p><p></p><p>"Up to" meaning that you will only get 5.1 output from sources that have 5.1 audio. Typically, that means movies. Using the optical output is not going to magically turn all of your 2 channel sources (probably all of your music) into a faux 5.1 output. That would need to be done at your receiver.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1626876, member: 24160"] Ever since the very first Intel Macs: The Mac Pro typically has separate analog/digital audio ports. On every other "Intel" Mac thus far, the "headphone" jack is a combined analog/digital port capable of 2 channel stereo via analog or "up to" 5.1 output via a mini-toslnk connection. "Up to" meaning that you will only get 5.1 output from sources that have 5.1 audio. Typically, that means movies. Using the optical output is not going to magically turn all of your 2 channel sources (probably all of your music) into a faux 5.1 output. That would need to be done at your receiver. [/QUOTE]
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