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The sound system provides high-quality stereo sound input and output through the built-in microphone and speakers. The user can also connect external input and output devices by way of the sound input and output jacks.
| Note: The iMac also supports speakers and microphones that connect to the USB port. |
To maintain the highest fidelity when digital audio program material from CDs is played, the audio data is kept in digital form until just before being sent to the internal speakers, the sound output jack, or the headphone jacks.
The sound system is based on the Screamer codec IC and an output amplifier. The sound system supports sample sizes up to 16 bits at a sample rate of 44.1 kHz.