Despite its name, the Audio MIDI Setup app in the Utilities folder within the Applications list of Finder offers sound in-depth configuration options that it can be useful playing with.

If this doesn’t fix things, open System Preferences, click the Sound icon, select the Output tab, and ensure the receiver is selected in the list beneath. You may have to deactivate auto-detect on the receiver and manually configure its output options. Various solutions are listed across the web – just Google – but start by ensuring the receiver is configured for 5.1 output. Typically, you might find 5.1 channel sound isn’t working. The optical output also supports 5.1 channel sound for connection directly to your receiver, allowing you to connect the HDMI output directly to the TV.Īlas, problems with sound output from a Mac Mini via HDMI are common. The Mac Mini also features a headphone output that in addition offers both analogue audio output for a stereo or headphones (via a 3.5mm jack to RCA adapter) and SPDIF optical digital output, although you’ll need a TOSLINK to TOSLINK mini adapter.

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