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NFT: NFT: Sound System Assistance

johnnyb : 4/22/2018 11:39 am

I have a question for audio experts.

I would like to connect my Mac laptop to my receiver so I can listen to music through my sound system.

I used the HDMI connection from my Blu Ray player to connect my laptop. The computer screen appears on my TV but audio does not. I am a bit confused. I would have expected the audio from the computer to come through my speakers. Am I missing something?

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

did you go to system preferences, sound

markky : 4/22/2018 11:55 am : link

and check that output was set to external speakers? sometimes you have to switch it back and forth (internal then external) to get it to take. a Mac thing.

otherwise it might have to do with the way your personal sound system is connected.

RE: did you go to system preferences, sound

Gregorio : 4/22/2018 3:01 pm : link

In comment 13924985 markky said:

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and check that output was set to external speakers? sometimes you have to switch it back and forth (internal then external) to get it to take. a Mac thing.

Are you hearing any audio out of your Mac, or via the audio-out from the MAC on headphones? Your intended signal chain is; Mac to BluRay to TV to stereo speaker. I suspect the Mac settings need to be tweaked like Marky suggests.

What I did for this; I purchased an Apple product called Airport Express ($99 retail) which lets me send audio signal over my home's wifi to my stereo. It takes signal from any apple product. Nice thing is all my apple devices are cable-free.

Thanks guys.

johnnyb : 4/22/2018 7:45 pm : link

I appreciate your assistance