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Macbook Line Out?

post #1 of 7
4/3/07 at 6:04am
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Is it possible to get a strait line out of my macbook?

tosslink to 3.5 mm or something???

so that the audio isn't effected by the 3 freaking volume controls...

Just wondering... Thanks All!

- Nick
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post #2 of 7
4/3/07 at 6:13am
The MacBook have an optical digital audio output.
You just need a miniplug to TOSLINK cable to connect it to your DAC.

Example the cable in this set: AirPort Express Stereo Connection Kit with Monster Cables
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post #3 of 7
4/4/07 at 2:51am
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GRRR! I was hoping for a toslink with Inline DAC or something small!!! Anyone???
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post #4 of 7
4/5/07 at 3:29am
TOSlink with inline DAC? What does that mean?
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post #5 of 7
4/5/07 at 4:24am
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Originally Posted by DivxRipPimp View Post
Is it possible to get a strait line out of my macbook?

tosslink to 3.5 mm or something???

so that the audio isn't effected by the 3 freaking volume controls...

Just wondering... Thanks All!

- Nick
If you're implying that the digital volume controls (and there are only two: the application and system volume) somehow degrade the sound, that's not true. If you set both the application and system volume to maximum, Macbooks are bit-perfect. That's been verified multiple times. There is no benefit to what you propose from a sound quality point of view. The DAC inside the Macbook is actually quite good; I'd wait until you could afford a Lavry DA10 before investing in an external DAC, if sound quality is what you're after. A lot of the cheaper external DACs will just be sideways moves in sound, not upgrades.
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post #6 of 7
4/5/07 at 6:26am
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Originally Posted by DivxRipPimp View Post
GRRR! I was hoping for a toslink with Inline DAC or something small!!! Anyone???
I am certain there are nothing like that out there. It would have to be a DAC, connected to your MacBook through a Toslink cable, and to the mains.
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post #7 of 7
4/5/07 at 1:40pm
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Originally Posted by Wodgy View Post
The DAC inside the Macbook is actually quite good; I'd wait until you could afford a Lavry DA10 before investing in an external DAC, if sound quality is what you're after. A lot of the cheaper external DACs will just be sideways moves in sound, not upgrades.
Do you think a Total Bithead as far as DAC is concerned would be a sideways move as well? Nonregarding the fact that it also has an amp inside.
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