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imacken

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Feb 28, 2010
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My iMac 2011 audio goes via the optical cable to a receiver.
After 30 seconds of no audio, I can hear a click/pop as the audio shuts down. Then, any sounds miss the first second or so when the audio is waking up, so that means in the case of system sounds I miss them completely. Very annoying.
I've tried various apps like KeepSoundAwake (doesn't work on Intel), AntiPop (seems to lock the audio after a while) and another that I can't remember.
I've seen lots of older posts on this especially to do with MacBooks, but no solutions.
I don't suppose anyone has any new info on this.
 
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