The mac mini has an optical spdif out built into the headphone jack requiring a special toslink cable that is readily available. I recommend real glass fiber ones.
Audio out mini-jack of Mac Mini to SPDIF DAC
Is there a cable to connect the audio line out mini-jack of the Mac Mini to an SPDIF coaxial input of a DAC?
If there is, will the sound quality be almost comparable to the standard "USB out --> USB in" or "USB out --> USB to SPDIF converter --> SPDIF in" configuration?
Any advice would be appreciated.
If there is, will the sound quality be almost comparable to the standard "USB out --> USB in" or "USB out --> USB to SPDIF converter --> SPDIF in" configuration?
Any advice would be appreciated.