Hi!
Well, maybe.
Not for me.
/A
> 15 nov. 2016 kl. 21:58 skrev Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net>:
>
> I thought the pain would have been very obvious, one jack for in and out? You
> have to keep swapping devices.
>
>> On 16 Nov. 2016, at 4:31 am, Anders Holmberg <and...@pipkrokodil.se> wrote:
>>
>> Hi!
>> And why is it a pain in the but to have a combo jack?
>> My mac mini mid 2011 has one and i never found it to be very painful.
>> /A
>>> 13 nov. 2016 kl. 00:25 skrev Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net>:
>>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I've been prompted to write something on this topic due to the number of
>>> private emails I've received over the last couple of hours, we've been
>>> discussing Exact Audio Copy and CD rippers and it seems that my mention of
>>> the Mac and XLD has stimulated some interest so here goes.
>>>
>>> I'm going to discuss the Mac from an audio viewpoint as much as is possible
>>> here.
>>>
>>> So what Mac should you buy? Well obviously that's up to you but I warn you
>>> now! a Mac is going to cut deeply into your budget if you're after the
>>> latest and - when it comes to audio - the latest may not always be the best
>>> and you'll see why I say this as you read on.
>>>
>>> So the latest Mac is expensive thus a great turnoff for anyone wanting to
>>> buy one but who said you had to have the latest Mac? You don't and who said
>>> you needed a Mac with its own built-in screen? Well, you don't but it is
>>> advisable that you have a Mac connected to some sort of modern day monitor
>>> at the very least for the Mac to function correctly so this narrows our
>>> field down quite considerably to the Mac Mini.
>>>
>>> I've never been a fan of the latest Mac Mini models as the Specs aren't all
>>> that good for the technology you pay for so let's take ourselves back in
>>> time exactly fours to late 2012 when Apple released possibly the finest Mac
>>> Mini machine ever built though -given the quality of build and the high
>>> specs of the late 2012 Mac Mini you'll pay a bit of a price for one if you
>>> can still get one -.
>>>
>>> These machines featured an Intel I7 Quad Core Processor in the top model
>>> with 16GB of RAM.
>>>
>>> The Late 2012 Mac Mini was the last to boast separate analogue/digital
>>> audio in and out, the latter models now having one socket for both, an
>>> absolute pain in the but.
>>>
>>> 4 USB 3.0 ports are a welcome addition along with the Thunderbolt port
>>> which can be used for just about everything from a display to extra USB
>>> ports, sound devices, high performance hard drives and so on.
>>>
>>> I like the built-in HDMI port so - given its size - the Mac Mini could be a
>>> very welcome edition to a Home Theater/multi media setup.
>>>
>>> Going wireless is part and parcel of the Mac mini with its 2.4/5.0GHZ
>>> built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.1 connectivity.
>>>
>>> Storage isn't a problem here either and nor is performance with the 1.2TB
>>> fusion drive packed into the metal housing and - with all those USB and
>>> other ports? - Well adding hard drives is second nature.
>>>
>>> The lack of a DVD drive might be a nuisance to some but what are all those
>>> uSB ports for if you an't gonna use em? Might as well get an external DVD
>>> drive, place it on top of your Mac Mini and plug-in.
>>>
>>> I run both Mac OSX Sierra and Windows 10 on my Mac Mini thanks to VMware
>>> Fusion.
>>>
>>> So why do I really like the Mac for audio work? Because its far easier to
>>> separate and work with all your audio sources, you don't have the conflicts
>>> between say software speech and capturing streams on the Mac as you often
>>> encounter when recording with Windows but I'm not going to turn this post
>>> into a complicated ramble.
>>>
>>> I've pasted a link to a review of the late 2012 Mac Mini below. Your local
>>> Apple Store may know where you can get one of these particular machines,
>>> thankfully I knew someone who had one which had hardly ever been used so I
>>> snapped it up some time ago and I know a couple of other people who have
>>> found them on eBay but as time goes on they're becoming a little more
>>> difficult to find and the price is going up.
>>>
>>> http://au.pcmag.com/apple-mac-mini-late-2012/5809/review/apple-mac-mini-late-2012
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> **********
>>> “Oh, I’m an activist and I’m OK / I sleep all night and I tweet all day.”
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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