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Best way to get digital audio out of 2020 iMac

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GhostImage

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I just got a new 2020 iMac (i9) and I have an old Logitech sound system I used to connect to my old Mac Pro via optical digital audio cable. The Logitech system only accepts digital audio input (optical or coaxial). I want to hook my iMac to it but have no idea how to go about it except via USB. I value the community here and would appreciate your suggestions. I know that the headphone jack no longer carries digital output (since 2017?) Suggestions?
 
You need a converter box that has a USB input and a digital-optical (toslink) output.

Numerous ones are "out there" and available.
 
You want a USB to Toslink (Optical or Coaxial) audio converter. Plenty of options on Amazon and they look to be very inexpensive.
 
I bought two different ones at Amazon trying to hook up an old Sony Sub to a new sound-bar. Very cheap
 
Fishrrman said:
You need a converter box that has a USB input and a digital-optical (toslink) output.

Numerous ones are "out there" and available.
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fhopper said:
I bought two different ones at Amazon trying to hook up an old Sony Sub to a new sound-bar. Very cheap
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Thank you for the description. As I search for such an item on Amazon, I am not seeing anything with a USB input. Do you have a link to something that worked for you?
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fhopper said:
I bought two different ones at Amazon trying to hook up an old Sony Sub to a new sound-bar. Very cheap
Click to expand...

Thank you for the description. As I search for such an item on Amazon, I am not seeing anything with a USB input. Do you have a link to something that worked for you?
 
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The item in the URL cwallace provided above looks to be just what you need.
And the price is right, too...
 
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