No Solution To Get Both Internal And External Speakers To Work At The Same Time-RANT - Page 4

pm-r · Mar 8th, 2012, 08:08 PM

Thanks for that helpful info Trevor, and maybe if use such as setup if even possible to create a large empty echoing hall type sound. ;-) No thanks.

I guess I'm stuck with Apple's OS X handicapping the use of both internal/external speakers.

pm-r · Mar 9th, 2012, 08:53 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by Z06jerry
	pm-r, FWIW, you should be able to get a digital optical output from your iMac without muting it's internal speakers (I know this isn't exactly what you are trying to do) because the optical cable is insulated so won't electrically mute the internal speakers. Now the trick will be to find a suitable external speaker system with a optical input! The picture on the left is a 3.5 mm hollow core optical jack and on the right is a standard analog stereo jack

Hmm... this is interesting if it would work, and please excuse my stupidity in this TOSLINK area.

I don't have any TOSLINK mini-plug adapter to try, nor any compatible stuff I could try, but I guess I have a few questions still:

- would plugging in any TOSLINK mini-plug optical adapter also kill the internal speakers??

I see some with and without the extended tip plug thing, or are the ones without just for video etc??

- also some TOSLINK mini-plug adapters with the extended plug, which I gather is needed for audio, also come what appears to be non-conducting plastic
ends.

IE: Redirect Notice
and
Newegg.ca - StarTech GCTOSMINIFM Toslink to Mini Toslink Plug Adapter - F/M F-M

Or could one just jam in one of the mini-toslink adapters without the extended tip into the headphone jack??

Or course an extra optical to analog converter would be required and a RCA -> mini analog cable if any of the optical methods were used.

bigbadburge · Jul 11th, 2012, 02:21 AM

Hi

How did you go?

Have the same problem and would love to know if you found an answer?

Cheers

Rob.