With the Mac Studio can you turn the headphone jack on and off. ore is the only way to listen with headphones is to plug them in. Sometimes I want the speakers and others headphones. Can I leave them plugged in and just turn them on when wanted and have it mute the speakers when on. Switching the output between speakers and headphones.
No because the headphone output port contains a micro switch that disables the internal speakers. What you need to use is a USB to 3.5mm audio adapter in order to have a switchable option.
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No because the headphone output port contains a micro switch that disables the internal speakers. What you need to use is a USB to 3.5mm audio adapter in order to have a switchable option.
for some examples > https://www.google.com/search?
I have speakers connected to my external headphone output on my Studio Max. In Sound preferences I can still selected Mac Studio Speakers and that output also works.
Thank you very much. This is my first Mac. Going from a windows machine now to this will be an adventure. Got the new Mac Studio Display yesterday but have to wait till June is torture. My pc has multi 5.1 sound so my next future problem is to make that work.
Thank you again
lllaass wrote:
I have speakers connected to my external headphone output on my Studio Max. In Sound preferences I can still selected Mac Studio Speakers and that output also works.
Yea' I was thinking back a few years ago when it wasn't possible.
I also see the option to choose between internal and external on my later Mac's running Monterey.
Thank you for chiming in and setting me straight.
No. Thank you. Being a Newbie with Mac I have a lot to learn. I have not had an apple for 45 years, (Apple 1) So things have changed a lot. I still would like more info on the headphone jack. For instance can I get 5.1 output some how? I gave a Bose 5.1 setup now that I would love to keep. As good as the sound from my Studio Display is it still does not match that system. Perhaps I will have to look for a dongle to go from thunderbolt to 5.1 some how. Now I have an output with audio jacks for front/rear left/right and Centre and Sub all from my motherboard. I can rock full 5.1 output to my amp. So I will have to wait and see what comes down the pipe. You would think to purchase such a high end machine that would gave been thought of, considering apple has been synonymous with sound processing for so long.
Sadly Optical Digital (Toshlink) output from the output (headphone) port, was dropped several years ago on all Mac's.
What Bose 5.1 system do you have? (is it digital or analog)
For digital, you need a Mac compatible USB to Digital Audio Adapter.
For analog, you need a Mac compatible USB to 5.1 Audio Converter.
Mac Studio headphone jack
