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Filed under: Hardware. , Video. , Reviews. , Mac mini. When we first heard about the Kanex HDMI + digital audio converter. a few weeks ago, I was eager to give it a trial run and see if it managed to deliver on the promise of integrated audio with HDMI video. I've been playing with the $70 unit for a few days now. , and the answer is a qualified yes: it does the job, but depending on your home theater setup. you may be able to get by with a less expensive option. The digital-audio Kanex unit. ships without a manual and is largely self-explanatory (although the company has now posted a basic user guide and FAQ. ) -- a female HDMI port on one side of the roughly iPod-sized unit, and three male cables coming out the other side. The cables connect to the mini DisplayPort, optical audio out, and USB port of your Mac; while Kanex does sell a $60 unit that handles audio over USB. , this version only uses that connection to power the adapter and does not provide a USB audio interface. If you

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