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<blockquote data-quote="martyp" data-source="post: 1630052" data-attributes="member: 61183"><p>Unfortunately, the only method of outputting 5.1 surround sound on a Mac is using the Optical/TOSLINK connection.</p><p></p><p>If you have a Mac Pro there is the standard optical connection at the rear, all others have the connection within the headphone jack and you need a 3.5mm to TOSLINK adapter - available on Amazon for buttons.</p><p></p><p>You can't setup a 5.1 system by adding two more channels to your existing 2.1 setup - you would still be missing the somewhat important centre channel if you did so also.</p><p></p><p>You will need a system with a 5.1 decoder which accepts an optical input. Many PC speaker systems make do with three 3.5mm jacks although as stated the Mac only has stereo out.</p><p></p><p>Logitech make systems with a DD/DTS decoder box designed for the PC/Mac/PS4/X-Box etc. You could probably pick up an old set of eBay relatively cheaply.</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="martyp, post: 1630052, member: 61183"] Unfortunately, the only method of outputting 5.1 surround sound on a Mac is using the Optical/TOSLINK connection. If you have a Mac Pro there is the standard optical connection at the rear, all others have the connection within the headphone jack and you need a 3.5mm to TOSLINK adapter - available on Amazon for buttons. You can't setup a 5.1 system by adding two more channels to your existing 2.1 setup - you would still be missing the somewhat important centre channel if you did so also. You will need a system with a 5.1 decoder which accepts an optical input. Many PC speaker systems make do with three 3.5mm jacks although as stated the Mac only has stereo out. Logitech make systems with a DD/DTS decoder box designed for the PC/Mac/PS4/X-Box etc. You could probably pick up an old set of eBay relatively cheaply. Hope that helps. [/QUOTE]
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