Apple Airport Audio Jack

Optical Audio Jack on an Airport Express,… - Apple Community

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7474698

Answer: A: Answer: A: It's called a mini-TOSlink. It has the same dimensions as a 3.5mm headphone jack, but is simply a small tube. You can buy adaptors from the mini plug to the standard TOSlink socket to stick on the end of a normal lead, or leads with one type at each end.

Apple AirPort Express Audio Quality - Ken Rockwell

https://www.kenrockwell.com/apple/airport-express-audio-quality-2014.htm

Stereo 3.5mm analog at 2 V RMS, Mini-TOSLINK optical digital SPDIF (same jack). Power. 110-240 VAC 50-60 Hz. Actual consumption at 120 VAC: 2.3 watts. Included. Cool Apple power cord. The power cord is so nice that some rich folks in Leichtenstein buy these just for the cords for other equipment, and throw away the AirPort Express! Mechanical. Plastic case.

Apple AirPort Express - Ken Rockwell

https://www.kenrockwell.com/apple/airport-express.htm

The analog audio output jack of the AirPort Express, plugged directly as a line-output into audiophile gear, is great. From 100 feet away , signal-to-noise ratio is 102.5 dB, channel balance is within 0.03 dB, frequency response is +0, -3 dB from 8 Hz to over 22 kHz from mere 44.1 kHz files, and THD + Noise is 0.01% (better than most tube gear) from a 128 kbps AAC file.

How to build your own AirPlay audio system

https://www.macworld.com/article/212716/how-to-build-your-own-airplay-audio-system.html

AirPort Express Replacement Options | Sound Support

https://soundsupport.biz/2021/01/31/airport-express-replacement-options/

The AirPort Express was a unique product since it included an audio jack. Thus, the Express can offer audio output features that aren’t present on the AirPort Extreme. The Airport Express is the only wireless router that I know of to include audio output capabilities. As a replacement, Apple would like you to consider buying one or more ...