Hi there,
I'm looking to upgrade the audio system on my Mac Mini and I'm rather torn between a couple of different options.
Basically I want to replace my existing (and fairly old) hi-fi and stream my uncompressed (flac) library through my Mac. Up to this point I have still been using CDs when listening to music at higher volumes (I only listen to lossy files on my iPod or quietly through my computer speakers).
To be honest I wasn't entirely sure what would be most suitable and I wasn't looking to spend more than around £350, if it was possible.
I've come to a cross-roads and wanted to know if anyone had any recommendations?
I have found a Bang & Olufson Beosound 8 http://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/sound/sound-systems/beosound-8 for £550 which can be connected to the Mac via USB. Having tested this in store I thought the audio quality seemed excellent, but what I heard was not going through a USB cable.
My alternative would seem to be hooking the Mac up to an Amp via the optical audio out by way of a DAC. I could then connect the amp to the stereo speakers I currently have (these aren't great or new, but I'm happy with the way they sound for the time being and I can always upgrade them at a later date). Could anyone recommend a good amp/ DAC combination that would work with the Mac? I looked at Amps which have built in DACs, but they looked to be quite high end and out of my price range.
Any help would be much appreciated!
I'm looking to upgrade the audio system on my Mac Mini and I'm rather torn between a couple of different options.
Basically I want to replace my existing (and fairly old) hi-fi and stream my uncompressed (flac) library through my Mac. Up to this point I have still been using CDs when listening to music at higher volumes (I only listen to lossy files on my iPod or quietly through my computer speakers).
To be honest I wasn't entirely sure what would be most suitable and I wasn't looking to spend more than around £350, if it was possible.
I've come to a cross-roads and wanted to know if anyone had any recommendations?
I have found a Bang & Olufson Beosound 8 http://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/sound/sound-systems/beosound-8 for £550 which can be connected to the Mac via USB. Having tested this in store I thought the audio quality seemed excellent, but what I heard was not going through a USB cable.
My alternative would seem to be hooking the Mac up to an Amp via the optical audio out by way of a DAC. I could then connect the amp to the stereo speakers I currently have (these aren't great or new, but I'm happy with the way they sound for the time being and I can always upgrade them at a later date). Could anyone recommend a good amp/ DAC combination that would work with the Mac? I looked at Amps which have built in DACs, but they looked to be quite high end and out of my price range.
Any help would be much appreciated!
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