![]() ![]() As I mentioned above, I've got movies that have audio streams encoded in various formats. Secondly, and more importantly, assuming I've got a 7.1 (or failing that, 5.1) system hooked up to the iMac via an optical cable, the audio going from the iMac to the sound system will be digital. That in mind, my first question is this: Can I connect any 7.1 sound system that takes optical input to the iMac? I read somewhere (I think another thread on MacRumors) that iMacs only support 5.1 output, but I hope that's not correct. I'm aware that iMacs, like most (all?) modern Macs, have optical audio output, by way of the combined analogue/optical 3.5mm jack. ![]() Some of my movies are in MKVs, with the audio encoded as AC3, DTS, TrueHD or DTS-HD, mostly 5.1 but going up to 7.1 in some cases. ![]() The gist of it is as follows: I'll probably be buying a 27" iMac in the near future (perhaps after the next refresh), which I plan to use, among other things, for watching movies. Apologies if this is a repeat of a previous thread. After searching around, I couldn't find anything that answered my questions in a way that I understood. ![]()
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