![]() ![]() If you just want to play your FLACs, WAVs and AIFFs, even a celeron or atom chip will do. It only comes into play when you're upsampling or converting or both. Having a better sense of your music collection size, budget, and your downstream components (pre amp, amp, speakers ) would allow for better assistance and of course have you tried any of the music software packages out there?ġ) CPU power does not determine sound quality. ![]() Music playback is controlled by an application on either a PC, Mac, Android device or iPad. All the music files are stored on a NAS or other music server, and played from the Sonore to the PS Audio Directstream. My esteemed colleague ted_b has written a review of the PS Audiostream paired with a Sonore Rendu and loves it. Other options exists that eliminate the need to use a computer on a daily basis. Others have noted improvements by adding a linear power supply to their Mac Mini. Some people will "optimize" their Mac Mini by either reducing some of the processes running, however this does require "fiddling". Though I have not tried a Mac Pro, it strikes me as overkill for your needs. And the specs you have are more than good enough. Just some thoughts, I am sure others will pipe in as well. You feed it up samples x10 and down samples to 1 bit DSD for output. Mega processing power, ultimately i want the best sound.Īctually i am sick and tired of using a computer and i do not want to fiddle with the bits up sampling etc just want to play music the reason why i am getting the DACStream because regardless of what in this case the mac pro tower is going to have more of this problem because of its Want to know if anyone tried the Mac Pro in-place of the Mini? - I also hear that a lot folks are not happy with the Mini because of the line noise, compared to a notebook running on battery power? I know the second choice is an "all out assault" and coast about 10K USD - Its better to spend it here then get a "audiophile",Lumin (Sorry to all Lumin Fans). I need final setup to feed this DAC It will be either a fully loaded I really wanted to go the Lumin Route, but now am not so convinced after i heard one in my friends system,really do not like fiddling with bitrates etc and i am going to purchase the direct stream dac from PS Audio Soon. ![]()
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