- IPAD CONTROL MAC MINI FOR TIDAL PLAYBACK INSTALL
- IPAD CONTROL MAC MINI FOR TIDAL PLAYBACK SOFTWARE
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- IPAD CONTROL MAC MINI FOR TIDAL PLAYBACK TV
It had dual SSD drives, one drive dedicated to the OS and the other one had the music files.
My MacMini was a dedicated music server having Roon core. It was not like a day and night difference but good enough for me to replace the MacMini.
IPAD CONTROL MAC MINI FOR TIDAL PLAYBACK PLUS
I have just upgraded my MacMini 2012 model which was a dedicated music server having Roon core for my Bricasti DAC M12 with a Roon Nucleus Plus and the performance gain was very noticeable. Pull the trigger! Open box prices are 10-15% below retail. I have a Synology NAS which has a basic UPNP server, and the free version of Lumin’s recommendation of MinimServer is available as a “package” from Synology. Takes some messing - especially with a few TB of poorly tagged and mixed file formats.Īs I have cleaned up my music library, I’ve gotten used to the shuffle: UPNP rescan, reload music library, check app for proper tagging, album art, etc.
I messed with 5 different streamers before I finally bought the D2.Įxcellent sound quality - easily surpassing what can be stored in a digital file. Upsamples most anything to DSD The D2 frees me from messing with a computer tied to my audio system, and the maintenance, updates, and configuration of same. I’m a retiring IT consultant and hardware person. I have several notebooks around that could be used as a transport feeding a DAC.
IPAD CONTROL MAC MINI FOR TIDAL PLAYBACK SOFTWARE
I use ROON but you could leverage something like Remote Desktop (RDP) to use cheaper software options. It is not too difficult and cheaper than the costly audio optimized music servers.īTW - I can use a tablet, phone, and computer for my streaming. Now if you want the best option use fibre optical streaming. The streamers from Sonore convert from Ethernet-to-USB. Both my MacMini and DELL never touch the DAC(s) directly. I do not recommend MACs for anything other than consumer grade computing tasks.įidelity is improved greatly by removing the computer from the DAC.
I have Ethernet wired streaming using Sonore Rendu products. So I keep the DELL in the closet of another room. The DELL is a bit nosier than the MacMini. I removed the MacMini from audio server duties and put my ROON Core onto a DELL mini computer. I was not sure if it was ROON taking it down or just the OS itself.
IPAD CONTROL MAC MINI FOR TIDAL PLAYBACK INSTALL
I tried to make my MacMini work with ROON Core (could not install properly) then regular ROON server and client which did install. Looking to optimize the system in the most efficient way.Ĭonfused - any suggestions would be much appreciated. How do I bring a new mac mini to a place where it can compete with a dedicated transport like the lumin, or is this even a reasonable suggestion? I almost pulled the trigger on a Lumin U1 mini, but again I do not see how this transport will improve fidelity, without limiting overall functionality. My Dac has only 1 usb in and obviously an optical + s/pdif, but the fidelity is just not as good with the other inputs.
IPAD CONTROL MAC MINI FOR TIDAL PLAYBACK TV
I listen to soundcloud a lot to learn about new music and when I watch tv I want to utilize the stereo for netflix, crave etc. Clearly this is not the best transport, however I want to use my 2 channel system for more than just streaming roon. Being able to navigate with mouse and keyboard from my listening position is infinitely better than using a tablet or some mickey mouse app with my phone. I LOVE the functionality of my mac mini with my 2 channel system: Exasound 62e DAC, Modwright ls100 pre, Coda continuum 8 power amp and Wilson Sabrina speakers.
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