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Macbook pro retina with z506 5.1 ch speakers

I have seen some articles saying Macbook Retina has 'Optical audio output'.


What does that mean?


Does that mean I can plug z506 speaker into the Retina macbook through 3.5mm jack and it 'simulates' 5.1 ch sound ?


or it is going to be like 'stereo' sound?



I understand 5.1 ch speakers need to be plugged in with 3 cables.


But wanting to find a 'easy and cheap' way even if it will not be true 5.1 ch or whatever.

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Oct 30, 2013 2:25 PM

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Macbook pro retina with z506 5.1 ch speakers

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