In Reply to: RE: Ethernet HD Music Server posted by ted_b on May 6, 2012 at 10:02:05:
Aha - so the mac mini "headphone jack" output socket must be a dual-purpose socket - it must have an optical output behind the analog stereo jack - so you can plug in either an optical cable (using the adapter) or a pair of regular old headphones. In fact I found this article about it: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4806 which says The headphone / line output port accommodates digital optical audio output, analog audio output with a 24-bit, 44.1-192 kHz D/A converter, digital audio output up to 24-bit stereo and 44.1-192 kHz sampling rate and supporting encoded digital audio output (AC3 and DTS). For analog headphone / line output, use a standard audio cable with 3.5mm metal plug. For digital audio, you can use Apple iPhone headset with microphone or a standard TOSLINK cable with a TOSLINK mini-plug adapter.
Apple's mac mini info page doesn't have this info so I recommended they add this info to that page.
I had no idea the mac mini had an optical out and the whizzards at their store don't either so I appreciate you pointing me in that direction. Mac Mini running VLC, controlled remotely by an ipad - here I come!
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