If you are trying to get 5.1 out of your Mac, does your amp have an
optical input? If so, it might be easier to skip all the USB stuff and
just run optical from the mini to your surround-sound amp.
CB
On 1/18/16 9:57 PM, Bill Holton wrote:
Hi.
My wife says they are green, orange—red?—and black.The USB cable goes
into the box, those three cables go to my 5.1 system subwoofer, the
subwoofer has the amp, I am guessing, and there are five audio cable
jacks in it that lead to the left, right, satellite, and center
channels.The speakers also have a large cable with a volume know, a
headphone jack, and dial for bass/treble, and another that does
increased separation.Does that help?
The USB audio keeps dropping out, then coming back. I thought maybe it
was an OS issue, but I am running VM, and after a config change it
started asking me where I want the device connected, Mac or Windows,
so I am guessing it is actually disconnecting and reconnecting.Tried
three different USB cables;, didn’t help.
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*Christopher-Mark Gilland
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*Subject:* Re: Need a bit of USB sound education
OK, do you know what color those cables are? That would tell me a
fair amount. Are they blue green and black? If so, I might have a
possible solution. If two of them are red and white, then I'll have
to think about it, as that wouldn't exactly tell me much.
red and white is generally your standard RCA, then of course yellow
would be for video, so I highly doubt that is what you're working with.
The green, blue, and black would be digital and probably would be like
a composit cable.
That's why I'm kind a wonderring. We need just a slight bit more info.
Chris.
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*Subject:*Need a bit of USB sound education
Hi.
I am currently running a USB sound adapter to a set of 5.1
speakers on my Mac Mini, connected by three color-coded cables to
the subwoofer, which in turn connects to the five speakers.
The device is acting up, it keeps failing and restarting.Tried
different cable, same issues.I want to replace the device, but not
sure what I am looking for.All the ones I see on Amazon show audio
out.What do I need to look for in one that will connect via the
three color coded cables?Hoping to get off fairly inexpensively,
so if anyone can recommend one…much thanks.
Bill
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