Mac set-up


Does anybody know of a resource in the Los Angeles are that specializes in setting up either a mac-mini or a mac book-pro as a music server? Thanks in advance
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Showing 1 response by rbstehno

you should do it yourself and have learning new things. It's not that difficult and starting small (# of rips), you really can't mess anything up that can't be redone.
Get the best Mac Mini you can afford (CPU and memory wise), extra HDD or NAS type of devices to store your music on and to perform regular backups (time machine is included on OSX), cd ripping software (for example: XLD, MAX), playback software (for example: audirvana, pure music, amarra, and others), the best USB cable to the best DAC you can afford.
If you go with Audirvana, it performs system optimization for better playback (disable spotlight, time machine, others). There are scripts out there that will trigger time machine to start a backup in the middle of the night instead of the frequent backups it does during the day.
I use the Seagate Central NAS disk (5TB) t store my music on, This disk is connected to a router and can be shared between all Macs, iphones, ipads, etc.. within the home and even remote. You still need to back it up.
So my Mac mini does not have any disks connected to it in my audio rack, all the disks are network attached and backed up by another computer. This way, you have no disk noise.
Have Fun!