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  1. J

    iPhone 14 Pro Max Entire optical zoom range.

    There have been some useful discussions here about optical zoom on the iPhone 15 pro Max, but I think I have a more specific question. If you open the “wheel”, i.e. by holding your finger on one of the focus buttons, if you rotate the entire wheel is it sitting in optical all the way 0.5x until...
  2. C

    Caldigit TS3+: problems with optical audio

    Hi I'm the (generally happy) owner of the Caldigit TS3+ dock connecting my Macbook Pro 15" (2018) to a home office setup. I recently acquired a nice pair of stereo speakers (Ruark MR1 Mk2) that have optical input, that I thought to use. I have found two issues, one major and one minor...
  3. David May

    Optical Cable Connection

    Yesterday I upgraded from a late 2013 iMac to a 2019 iMac. Before I was using an optical cable with a 3.5 adapter to connect to my logitech Z5500 Surround System. Never an issue. Plugged it into my new one an nothing, no digital input says my speaker controller. The Midi setup only say...
  4. Patth9

    Need new Optical Drive - which one?

    Tried my best to figure this out on my own, can't seem to find an the answer. Will this Optical Drive fit/work on my G4 MDD? Lite-On 24X SATA Internal DVD+/-RW Drive Optical Drive IHAS124-14 + Nero 12 Essentials Burning Software + Sata Cable Kit Machine Name: Power Mac G4 Machine Model...
  5. Joseph C

    Play music through Apple TV without actual TV on?

    Hello I have an Apple TV 4. I would like to set up so that the Apple TV plays music through a Bose system (via optical audio, using an adapter of some sort) independently of the actual TV the Apple TV is connected to being on (or on the correct source) For example, being able to play the...
  6. nkarafo

    Resolved Logitech Z5500 and true surround 5.1

    Hello ! I have logitech Z5500 speakers and I'm trying to have REAL 5.1 surround (no prologic II) - DTS and Dolby Digital through my external creative sound blaster live 24bit sound card to my iMac 27". I have tested and tested for hours and hours with many different combinations in audio midi...