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In Reply to: RE: Pinging Abe Collins posted by Maxxwire1 on June 26, 2016 at 23:10:57:
In your opinion how valuable would the options to upgrade the MAC mini to 16GB RAM or the 3.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor be with respect to the benefit to sound quality only?Generally no benefit.
The reason I have a fast quad-core i7 processor and 16GB of RAM is that I'll occasionally use my Mac Mini for video transcoding - but obviously not while listening to music.
Another reason for having a reasonably fast processor and a decent amount of RAM is if you plan to use something like HQPlayer for on the fly conversion to DSD. The current Mac Mini with 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 and standard 8GB RAM is fine. I wouldn't get the 1.4GHz 4GB model.
Also, many players like Pure Music and Audirvana Plus have a "memory play" feature where tracks are loaded into RAM prior to playback. So having sufficient RAM is also helpful here. Pure Music and Amarra both recommend 8GB or more.
I would say that the current model Mini with 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 and standard 8GB RAM is plenty.
Edits: 06/27/16
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Follow Ups
- RE: Pinging Abe Collins - AbeCollins 07:46:27 06/27/16 (8)
- More RAM does not hurt... - Ivan303 08:31:04 06/27/16 (7)
- More BEER does not hurt... - AbeCollins 08:35:08 06/27/16 (6)
- Coors: - oldmkvi 09:34:09 06/27/16 (5)
- You can always order another beer... - Ivan303 15:36:04 06/27/16 (4)
- True - AbeCollins 17:27:30 06/27/16 (3)
- RE: True - Maxxwire1 20:20:21 06/27/16 (2)
- RE: True - AbeCollins 21:10:14 06/27/16 (0)
- Clock speed maybe..... - Ivan303 21:00:23 06/27/16 (0)
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