Turns out the back of the speaker (attached to our TV) has the following lineup: A/C in, LAN, WPS, Audio IN jack, and two USB ports. As best as I can follow the incredible spaghetti junction behind our TV, this speaker plugs into the same Mac mini as my TV streamer. I guess the Mac mini is our “media hub” with all its ports and these devices plugged into it.
I “get” that the Mac mini is an essential component for our video display, but umph! The audio clearly is not optimal for folks like me who require a TV streamer. I honestly don’t think there’s a better setup as long as we use the speaker hooked up to our TV.
As y’know, TV speakers are CRAP, usually placed in a TV to point down at the floor or at the wall behind the dang TV.