CaseySJ
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Good question. As far as I know, surround sound is only available on Windows and requires a Gigabyte app and/or driver. The optical digital output, however, works perfectly for me with Layout ID 11. I'm using a Toslink cable to connect my Kanto YU4, which results in remarkably good sound. And this is coming from someone with Naim separates, Denafrips DAC (with a resistor-to-resistor or R2R ladder instead of an off-the-shelf DAC chip), B&W tower speakers, and a Balanced Audio Tech (BAT) vacuum-tube pre-amp (which is not currently hooked up). [To be forthright, I must admit that the combination of Naim + Denafrips + B&W is astoundingly and mind-blowingly better as it should be because of its physical capacity to move tons more air and consume tons more power.]Hi @CaseySJ
Are you aware of any issues with surround sound on the Z390 boards? I have used both alcid=11 and alcid=16 and cannot get either to have surround sound. I have a Logitech Z906 5.1ch system connected to my Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Xtreme MB using both the Optical Out and the (Line Out/Front Speakers, Rear Speaker Out & Centre/Subwoofer Speaker Out) No luck with Digital/Optical or the Line Out jacks on the rear of the MB. I have noticed when I change from using alcid=11 to alcid=16 I get an extra option for using internal speakers of which works via the Line Out Jacks however this only operates the Front L&R, Centre and Subwoofer and does not operate the rear speakers. When using either alcid=11 or alcid=16 I get two line out sound output options, the first Line Out only operates the Centre and Subwoofer and the second Line Out option only operates the rear speakers.
I have used several sites and methods to test the surround sound and each individual speak and still no luck. I forgot to mention, I do however get surround sound via the Optical Out but it does not operate as it should during individual speaker output tests, the Front L&R speakers appear to operate at the same time as the Rear L&R speakers.
Fingers crossed someone has a solution
Anyway, if anyone has been able to get surround sound working in macOS, please let us know.
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