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I have a 24-inch, M1, 2021 desktop. Serial # H*********W1, running Sonoma 14.1.1
I do not believe this computer has any kind of audio output jack. Bluetooth, yes, but not an actual output jack.
Am I correct?
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iMac 24″, macOS 14.1
OldGoat67 wrote:
Yes, you’re correct, Jazzman1949, there is no conventional /dedicated audio output jack/port on this iMac, apart from the headphone jack... you could use one of the USB3 ports as a audio output
You seem to be saying that the headphone out is not a conventional/dedicated audio output. Yet that is exactly what it is. It's a conventional/dedicated analog stereo output.
Conversely, USB ports are not audio outputs. They do not input or output analog audio. They are general-purpose digital data ports. While you can connect a USB audio interface like a Creative X4 or a Focusrite Scarlett to a USB port and digitized audio data can be sent between the interface & the Mac or PC, it is the audio interface unit that is the audio input/output device, not the USB port.
Jazzman1949 wrote:
Sorry, no. There is no output jack on this unit.
Look again. Both the two-port and the four-port variants of the 24" M1 iMac have a headphone jack on the left edge of the display, as shown in the respective Quick Start Guides.
Yes, you’re correct, Jazzman1949, there is no conventional /dedicated audio output jack/port on this iMac, apart from the headphone jack.. you could use one of the USB3 ports as a audio output , that’s all you have… Creative X4 will work with your iMac… there are a few others out there… see newegg.com
john B
Yup, you’re technically correct MartinR, I’ll give you that much… USB ports are not, in and of themselves, audio outputs, they just do data, however they can, if , used with a USB external sound card that supports the MacOS, become an audio output… that’s why USB audio is an option, IF you’re using it with a USB device that supports the MacOS , but on its own ? Nope, you need the USB Mac supporting device as well…I didn’t mean to suggest/insinuate that usb on its own could be used that way
john B
MartinR wrote:
You seem to be saying that the headphone out is not a conventional/dedicated audio output. Yet that is exactly what it is. It's a conventional/dedicated analog stereo output.
Correct. Technically, that would make OldGoat67 incorrect.
Jazzman1949 wrote:
Sorry, no. There is no output jack on this unit.
Unless your definition of an output jack differs from mine, there is.
There is an audio out (headphone) jack on the left edge of that iMac.
Sorry, no. There is no output jack on this unit.
Thank you, all!! I found it!!!!!
Does my iMac have an audio output jack?
