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Automatically redirects to ``coreaudio_exclusive`` when playing compressed
formats.
+ ``change-physical-format=<yes|no>``
+ Change the physical format to one similar to the requested audio format
+ (default: no). This has the advantage that multichannel audio output
+ will actually work. The disadvantage is that it will change the
+ system-wide audio settings. This is equivalent to change the ``Format``
+ setting in the ``Audio Devices`` dialog in the ``Audio MIDI Setup``
+ utility. Note that this does not effect the selected speaker setup.
+
``coreaudio_exclusive`` (Mac OS X only)
Native Mac OS X audio output driver using direct device access and
exclusive mode (bypasses the sound server).