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 repl
Chris.
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From: Bill Holton
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 5:15 PM
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
Gilland
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 6:50 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
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
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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
gt;> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark
>> Gilland
>> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 6:50 PM
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
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>> OK, do you know what color those cables are?
al Message -
From: Bill Holton
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 9:57 PM
Subject: RE: Need a bit of USB sound education
Hi.
My wife says they are green, orange—red?—and black. The USB cable goes into
the box, those three cables go to my
at you're telling us.
Chris.
- Original Message -
From: Bill Holton
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: Need a bit of USB sound education
I was told my mac mini didn't have an optical out. Is it the same jack
y 18, 2016 6:50 PM
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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, the
ps.com] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 6:50 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
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 gre
t; - Original Message -
> From: Bill Holton
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 8:02 AM
> Subject: Re: Need a bit of USB sound education
>
> I was told my mac mini didn't have an optical out. Is it the same jack that
> yo
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
>>>
to.
The cords, most likely have nothing at all to do with it.
Chris.
- Original Message -
From: Bill Holton
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: Need a bit of USB sound education
I have tried it with three different
ig 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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all to do with it.
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> Chris.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: Bill Holton
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 12:07 PM
> Subject: Re: Need a bit of USB sound education
>
> I have tried it with three different USB cables, on t
27;t know how to simplify
this any more than I already have.
Chris.
- Original Message -
From: Bill Holton
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: Need a bit of USB sound education
That is my plan for the afternoon, to
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On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 12:27 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Need a bit of USB sound education
OK, but realize, that might not even fix the issue. I'm not saying the USB
port on the mac you're using is defected, a
er-Mark Gilland
*Sent:* Monday, January 18, 2016 6:50 PM
*To:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
*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.
ually disconnecting and
reconnecting.Tried three different USB cables;, didn’t help.
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*Christopher-Mark Gilland
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suggestions
appreciated.
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 9:18 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Need a bit of USB sound education
but your mac isn't w
o 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?
>>>>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: Need a bit of USB sound education
That part hopefully Christopher-Mark can help you with. My setup is pretty
simple. I have the optical cable from the mini's headphone jack going to my 5.1
receiver (an old Dennon) and
ibly! out of phase.
Chris.
- Original Message -
From: Bill Holton
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 1:56 PM
Subject: RE: Need a bit of USB sound education
Hi.
Yes, it screws up on the other Mac as well, so assuming it is a sound card
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On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 3:19 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Need a bit of USB sound education
It almost sounds like he's running a USB type soundbar that has all the
satellite speakers branching out from it.
I'
Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 3:32 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Need a bit of USB sound education
Wow, that's a... pardon the pun, very unorthodox, setup. Usually, you'd not
have one cable to do both left and right channels
ooglegroups.com
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It is a CMedia CM6206 I can’t find the company contact form. I have ordered
an optical cable to see if that helps. Currently running USB to the CM6206,
then the three analog outs to lef
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That part hopefully Christoph
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of Bill Holton
Sent: Thursday, 21 January 2016 2:03 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Need a bit of USB sound education
I was told my mac mini didn't have an optical out. Is it the same jack that y
separate lines to the
control device.
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland
Sent: Thursday, 21 January 2016 9:32 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Need a bit of USB sound education
Wow, that
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On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland
Sent: Thursday, 21 January 2016 9:32 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Need a bit of USB sound education
Wow, that's a... pardon the pun, very unorthodox, setup. Us
ubject: RE: Need a bit of USB sound education
NO,
Optical is a totally didfferent type of connector
It’s a hole about 4 millimeters across that you plug in a cable consisting of
optical fibre, it’s meant to be a better quality but I can’t see it myself.
The older apple tv gen 2 &a
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On Behalf Of Terje Strømberg
Sent: Thursday, 21 January 2016 11:01 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Cc: Terje Strømberg
Subject: Re: Need a bit of USB sound education
Often it is the usb driver from the usb manufactor device that is the pr
Simon wrote:
I think it was a creative device from memory.
That would make complete sense. I have a Creative Sound Blaster Live 24 Bit
card which I got way way back in the days. I mean, we’re talking probably
around 2007, maybe 2008. It’s fairly old, but it definitely does the job, and
yes,
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