USB into Bushmaster MKI

[magiccarpetride]

I know this may have been discussed ad nauseum here, but after searching the forum I couldn't find an answer. Hence, I apologize for the question:

Now that I'm having so much fun with the Bushmaster MKII, I am planning to repurpose my Bushmaster MKI to serve as part of another system in my house. I'm planning to feed digital signal into it from the Macbook Pro. Doesn't look like Macbook has a digital coax or a toslink out, so I figure the only remaining digital out is the USB. But how to connect the USB out into the Bushmaster's inputs?

Thanks!

[brian2957]

This is what I use http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Musical-Fi...item3a851024c6
Also plenty here http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_od...erter&_sacat=0
These are also meant to be pretty good http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_fr...ace%26_arr%3D1
Hope this helps

[synsei]

I might be wrong but I vaguely remember reading that the Mac's headphone socket doubles as an optical S/PDIF, you just need an adapter to use it

[struth]

I have one of the white mark 1 usb spid convertors from m2tech and it is very good although it has quite a high output.....not using it now as I have a new one that also has the dac inside.....but they are very good sound wise
It would do you nicely.

[synsei]

Or if I am correct you could avoid buying yet another box thus wasting your money and just connect to the BM1 via the optical port on your Macbook.

[isj1202]

I also thought that all MacBook Pros had a dual function headphone socket, simply use a mini toslink to toslink cable to attach the MacBook to the Bushmaster.

several on Amazon.

[AlanS]

I also thought that all MacBook Pros had a dual function headphone socket, simply use a mini toslink to toslink cable to attach the MacBook to the Bushmaster.

several on Amazon.

Mine has worth a punt.

[magiccarpetride]

I also thought that all MacBook Pros had a dual function headphone socket, simply use a mini toslink to toslink cable to attach the MacBook to the Bushmaster.

several on Amazon.

Thank you for all your replies, guys. I wasn't aware that Mac's headphones out also offers optical out. That'll save me some money

[Yomanze]

Or if I am correct you could avoid buying yet another box thus wasting your money and just connect to the BM1 via the optical port on your Macbook.

Doesn't sound as good as a dedicated USB to SPDIF converter, which themselves can be bought cheap these days.

[Utterchaos]

Doesn't sound as good as a dedicated USB to SPDIF converter, which themselves can be bought cheap these days.

Can I ask why?

Is it just because the optical out from my Mac is cheap and cheerful?... are some of the cheap ones you mention, just as cheap?

Cheers...