[deeinc]

I know this topic may be old, but i need optical out on my G4 mac mini. Thinking about purchasing a USB unit but unsure which one to buy. Looked at the M Audio Transit but the reviews were not the greatest. Do any of you guys have this device? If so/not, could you recommend one for me.

Thanks,

Dee

[slpdLoad]

Do you need 5.1 or just stereo over optical?

[deeinc]

5.1 would be great but not neccesary. Mostly listen to itunes through a home theater system. I am disatisfied with the RCA cable hookup (just doesnt sound that well). I mostly look @ DVD's w/ a denon upconvert player, not the mini.

[kikkoman]

$35

COMPUTER BASED RECORDING - AUDIO/MIDI INTERFACES - U-CONTROL UCA202 : Ultra low-latency 2 In/2 Out USB/Audio Interface with Digital Output

[JonoMarshall]

Pants.. I just ordered an iMic.. but that's much better!

Does anyone have experience with the product above (or similar) and OS X?

[hookem2oo7]

I bought a SB Live! external with digital out and I could never get the digital out to function in OS X. Worked fine when I would reboot to XP though...ended up returning it for a M Audio HarmonyAudio...doesn't have digital out, but does exactly what I needed it to do and does it well...

[slpdLoad]

I have one of these:

Amazon.com: TURTLE BEACH Audio Advantage Micro: Electronics

It works great for stereo optical output, (I bought mine at a local Best Buy) but the 5.1 drivers don't work with OS X, so you're stuck with stereo.

[JonoMarshall]

Does anyone know of a 5.1 output device that does work with OS X?

[jamil5454]

The only way to output 5.1 digital is if you encode it (using Dolby Digital or something similar). I don't know of any external 5.1 solutions for Mac, but if you're fine with digital out then the Transit is pretty good. I had one for recording jam sessions on my iBook, and it did its job well.