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This issue is fixed for me with vlc-3.0.2-20180328-0644.dmg : the menu audio / audio device can toggle passthrough on or off for my Mac mini using the toslink connector. Merci

Hello, With vlc-3.0.2-20180313-0545.dmg I now get stereo audio output through the toslink cable, whatever I choose in the menu audio / audio device. Does VLC knows the capabilities of the DAC connect through toslink (mine is not AC3 capable)? If it does, then I guess the issue is fixed; if it does n...

Same thing for me. Mac mini with tosslink to a non-AC3 DAC. Version 2.2.8 allows me to convert AC3 to stereo using Audio / Audio Device / Built-in output; VLC 3 always does pass through, whether I choose Built-in Output or Built-in Output (Encoded Output).