Bluetooth LG Soundbar not recognized

It connects fine with my iphone 4s and 2 ipads, but mac mini won't even see it.  Any thoughts?

Mac Mini Intel models come with mini-Toslink connectors through the headphone port which could be connected to the audio input port of the LG Soundbar.
G4 models only have line level output and Bluetooth.
Bluetooth streaming might be possible if there aren't any drivers required, but you have to enable Bluetooth discovery mode on the LG Soundbar.  LG would have instructions to do that.   Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Bluetooth lets you enable a Bluetooth menu where you can connect to devices that have discovery mode enabled.
USB on Mac Minis typically requires driver specific connections to USB audio devices, unless they are HID compliant.

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