For reasons I'll explain at the end of the thread, I want to be able to turn a Mac into an "optical audio switcher" such that I connect a handful of USB devices that have an Optical Audio input ...

Jeff K. has a bone to pick with Apple: I have a great set of speakers that I connected to my old iMac with a optical audio/mini-plug cable through the headphone jack. They had terrific sound. Imagine ...

Apple appears to have removed optical audio output support from the headphone jack on its new 13-inch MacBook Pro with function keys, suggesting it is unlikely to have made the transition in the Touch ...