2. digital
  3. 1284235832

Mac Server vs. Wadia/iPod combo

Friends,

Assume a digital system with an Empirical Audio Pacecar USB converter and jitter reducer, and a Berkeley Alpha DAC. If only using 16/44.1 material, does a Mac-based music server have any advantage over a Wadia 170/iPod combination feeding the Pacecar/Alpha? If so, why, and are there only particular Mac configurations that can better the Wadia/iPod combination.

Thanks in advance for any information you can provide.

Jeff
jeff_arrington

Showing 2 responses by sufentanil

sufentanil's avatar
sufentanil
782 posts
 
Tbg, what Mac do you have that doesn't have Toslink? Keep in mind that the jack is hidden in the headphone jack, which doubles as a mini-Toslink jack. (You will need an adapter, or a cable that has a mini-Toslink connector on one end.)

Michael
sufentanil's avatar
sufentanil
782 posts
 
Tbg, do you have a Powerbook (they had the Motorola G3 and G4 processors, although I'm not sure if any of them went up to 2.26GHz) or a Macbook Pro?

I'm not sure if the old Powerbooks had Toslink. You can look it up on the specs on Apple's website, though.

At least for the Macbook Pro's, I can say that they have the mini-Toslink / headphone jack combination.

Michael
More to discover