Donw35 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 If you are tired of patching sound at every update or have a system with a sound chip that is not supported, I have put a list together of alternatives that are OOB compatible with OS X versions 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9 I have personally tested all of these listed and found them to solve other sound problems I was having with VMware fusion, my experience with patch AppleHDA was I got sound in OS X but either no sound in my VM's or very little sound. I needed a better option. Sabrent USB Sound card, $7, I found them on sale at Amazon for $2 and bought four, I use this for my HTPC running 10.9.1 http://amzn.com/B00D69U1B0 These are also sold under different names but look the same Tech tip, for best sound, use short USB cables, I made a 3" USB cable for this to reduce line noise StarTech USB, OS X compatible, multi in and outs. can record via optical $34 http://amzn.com/B002LM0U2S Diamond USB Sound Card, Multi in and outs, can record via optical $40 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829111005 if you search Amazon for USB sound card you will find more that are compatible with OS X as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Obviously any pro, semi-pro (or even those "DJ" things) USB or Firewire audio interface that has OS X drivers will work as well...provided your USB or Firewire ports are working I haven't bothered with on-board audio on OS X since I got my Saffire 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donw35 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 I looked into one of those some time ago but I also needed optical in and out as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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