Mac Pro 7.1 questions

[Robert U]

Hi all,


Will soon migrate from my old Mac 5.1 to the new 7.1 and wonder if someone has any answers to this:


1. On my old Mac Pro 5.1 I have been using the optical out for listening to audio played directly from the computer and since the Mac Pro 7.1 doesn't have optical out I have to find another solution in form of an extra sound card. Preferably PCI but I suppose thunderbolt or USB would work too. If anyone knows of a good and reliable card I would be much obliged.


2. I will still use my old Mac screen 27 inch with mini display port and will need a conversion to HDMI. Been trying to find a cable with mini displayport (female) and HDMI (male) but haven't found any with this set uo so if anyone can point me in the right direction considering this I would be very greatful too.


TIA,


Robert

[albee1952]

1-I had success with a Behringer USB-SPDIF box

2-maybe look at one of the thunderbolt hubs as some may have the right connection.

[the.engineer]

It’s an expensive option but I use the benchmark DAC-1 for my computer audio. It sounds freakin awesome!!

[paulo m]

Regarding USB to SPDIF optical, there´s a lot of converters to choose from, just google it and choose accordingly to the price tag you aiming for.

Regarding HDMI, I use a Sonnet Echo 11 that can handle that plus other tasks. Really flexible:

https://www.sonnettech.com/product/e...olt3-dock.html