If funds are low, the Mac mini is a reasonably good choice for making music. Be mindful that with a Mac mini you'll also need to buy a display, keyboard and mouse. Buy Mac mini here. Mac mini features the Apple T2 Security Chip — second-generation custom Mac silicon designed by Apple to make Mac mini even more secure. The T2 Security Chip consolidates several controllers into one, and includes a Secure Enclave coprocessor that provides the foundation for encrypted storage and secure boot capabilities.
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- However, if properly implemented, the best way to use a Mac as a music server is to use the USB output. You can use a Mac laptop, an iMac, a Mac Mini, or a Mac Pro tower. In our demo system we have been using a Mac mini running Pure Music here in the store for demo along with the new Berkeley Alpha USB. One possible advantage to the Mac Mini is.
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Probably not what you are hoping to hear, but...
I used one for years, used all the top software packages, usb cables ranging from AQ to Black Cat to the $1K Lightspeed, tried all kinds of tweak from better power supplies, ifi cable splitting filters, decrapifiers, etc. Had Lacie hard drives and tried SS drives too.
The best thing I did was replace the mac with a Sonore microRendu and a NAS. It wasn't even close.
There are plenty of threads that explain the advantages of my solution and plenty of similar approaches. Chris Connaker's online 2part review of the microRendu is a great place to quickly get up the learning curve.
If it's not too late and you aren't emotionally 'all-in', consider it...Cheers,
Spencer
Probably not what you are hoping to hear, but...
I used one for years, used all the top software packages, usb cables ranging from AQ to Black Cat to the $1K Lightspeed, tried all kinds of tweak from better power supplies, ifi cable splitting filters, decrapifiers, etc. Had Lacie hard drives and tried SS drives too.
The best thing I did was replace the mac with a Sonore microRendu and a NAS. It wasn't even close.
There are plenty of threads that explain the advantages of my solution and plenty of similar approaches. Chris Connaker's online 2part review of the microRendu is a great place to quickly get up the learning curve.
If it's not too late and you aren't emotionally 'all-in', consider it...Cheers,
Spencer