![]() ![]() ![]() Otherwise, the TV can be either on or off. Because my TV is part of my overall setup, I’ve connected a separate HDMI cable to the Mini - mine still has one, but USB C to HDMI cables work quite well - and I turn the TV on when starting the Mac up. Just keep in mind that the lack of a connected monitor automatically disables the GPU, which may or may not be a problem. I use a USB connection to an Oppo BDP-105, connected to a pair of Halo A21 amps powering a 4.1 surround sound setup (no center channel). My music collection is nearing 3TB, but the RAID array is admittedly overkill. I have a similar setup to yours, except that I have an internal 512GB SSD and an outboard 16TB Thunderbolt RAID 5 array. I’m assuming it’s a long shot that anyone would have direct experience with my exact options but I am looking for feedback and opinions. USB into a Topping D-10 Dac (that does all processing) and then into the Onkyo by either of the Topping’s outputs: Line out (analogue) or S/PDIF (the Topping is a great sounding DAC as well - (ES9018K2M SABRE 32bit, etc).USB plugged into the M2 Tech HiFace Two and take advantage of it’s “LOW JITTER, LOW PHASE NOISE, HIGH STABILITY OSCILLATORS” - This would then utilize the Oakyo’s onboard DAC.Two possible connections from the Mini to the receiver My integrated receiver is an Onkyo tx-rz810 - it has both optical and coaxial digital inputs - this Onkyo has a very nice sounding DAC on board (Asahi Kasei 384khz / 32bit) Output: Thinking of using USB rather than optical - Thoughts? I’ve read a lot of negatives about optical. I’ll be running it headless and using the internal drive for music storage only (I have a huge lossless library) Late Mac Mini - 16GB ram, 1TB hybrid drive - Dedicated as a music server for my 2.0 (stereo) system. I’m working out the details of my late 2012 Mac Mini set up and looking for input from the group here. ![]()
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