Can we continue the mac mini discussion without the animosity

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Offline lextek

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Reply #15 on: February 26, 2012, 08:08:20 AM
Good thread.Using an older Macbook with AppleTV2 or straight to the DAC with Bitperfect.  Would like to move to a Mini.  Strange also looking to get back in to vinyl..........

Bob Lasky

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Reply #16 on: February 29, 2012, 07:55:33 AM
Hello Jim,
Thanks for this write up. I'm looking forward to reading more. I've considered the Mac Mini for awhile now and having the details worked out is HUGH!
Thanks so much, John

Regards,
John
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Offline Jim R.

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Reply #17 on: March 01, 2012, 07:51:09 AM
Ok, I've just posted the first in this series on selecting and configuring a Mac Mini for music playback:

http://www.bottlehead.com/smf/index.php/topic,2701.0.html

This first is juast a basic starting point and next I'll jump into things like memory, internal and external hard drives, interface considerations, and playback software choices.  AAnd next I'll go a bit deeper into system tweaks to maximize performance, and then finally, a summary and where to go for ultimate tweaks, power supplies, etc.

Hope some of you find all this useful,

Jim

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Reply #18 on: March 01, 2012, 12:34:55 PM
Great start - thanks Jim

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