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New iMac Supports High-Impedance Headphones

The new 24-inch iMac with the M3 chip supports high-impedance headphones, according to an Apple support document (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212856) updated today.



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The built-in 3.5mm headphone jack on the left side of the new iMac features impedance detection and adaptive voltage output, and the computer now has an improved digital-to-analog converter (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212854) with support for sample rates of up to 96 kHz, allowing for users to listen to high-fidelity, full-resolution audio with supported headphones.



Apple's list of all Macs that support high-impedance headphones:<ul><li>iMac introduced in 2023</li>

<li>MacBook Air introduced in 2022 or later</li>

<li>MacBook Pro introduced in 2021 or later</li>

<li>Mac mini introduced in 2023</li>

<li>Mac Studio introduced in 2022 or later</li>

<li>Mac Pro introduced in 2023</li></ul>The new iMac launched today after being introduced at Apple's event (https://www.macrumors.com/2023/10/30/apple-announces-imac-with-m3-chip/) last week. Key new features include the M3 chip, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.3. The all-in-one desktop computer has the same design as the 2021 model with the M1 chip.<div class="linkback">Related Roundup: iMac (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/imac/)</div><div class="linkback">Buyer's Guide: iMac (Buy Now) (https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#iMac)</div><div class="linkback">Related Forum: iMac (https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/imac.91)</div>
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