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  Experience with Mach2 Music Server?
I'm looking for user experiences with the Mach2 Music Server.

Thanks in advance.
Tvad  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

12-19-10
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12-19-10   I've been wondering about the mach2 as well. fwiw, steve n. ...   Bryoncunningham

12-19-10   My equipment rack is about 2.5 feet from my left ear, so one ...   Tvad

12-19-10   The mac mini it is based on is very quiet to start with. the ...   4est

12-19-10   some of the biggest features of the 2010 mac mini are the ...   Istanbulu

12-19-10   they install a solid state hard drive, more ram (if requeste ...   Tvad

12-19-10   thanks. that's helpful. i wasn't aware of this feature.   Tvad

12-19-10   Ssds are quieter, and the drives are the loudest part of the ...   4est

12-19-10   Hi tvad, i will try to stay out of this thread because o ...   Dmccombs

12-19-10   Thanks for the fan info, darrell. we all have different hea ...   Tvad

12-20-10   Tvad, hopefully other unbiased folks will give you feedb ...   Dmccombs

12-20-10   Tvad, i have a hard time imagining that you would hear it. ...   4est

12-20-10   That's an option, 4est.   Tvad

12-20-10   4est, do you also have a monitor and keyboard? i assume so, ...   Tvad

12-20-10   @ dmccombs and tvad... my apology regarding the incorrect in ...   Istanbulu

12-20-10   Tvad - no need for a monitor and keyboard to control the min ...   Cfluxa

12-20-10   Thanks, cfluxa. interested now in suggestions for converti ...   Tvad

12-21-10   No problems istanbulu. its an honest mistake. the thing is ...   Dmccombs

12-21-10   Tvad - i assume you mean usb to s/pdif - i haven't heard the ...   Cfluxa

12-21-10   thanks for reminding me about that unit.   Tvad

12-21-10   I'm currently using a blue circle usb thingee and have owned ...   Tooter

12-21-10   If i already have an 1 tb external hard drive with 2000 cd's ...   Ozzy

12-21-10   Thanks for the info tooter. i noticed john kenny suggests a ...   Tvad

12-21-10   For usb to s/pdif, you might also consider empirical audio's ...   Bryoncunningham

12-21-10   Bryon, i considered that. it's likely the usbbnc adapter (o ...   Tvad

12-21-10   Ozzy, the short answer is yes, assumming the 1 tb drive ...   Mach2music

01-06-11   Having now owned the mach2 for a couple of weeks, i have som ...   Tvad

01-07-11   Hi tvad... and the music? what was the contribution of the m ...   Istanbulu

01-07-11   I've only been listening to the mach2 for two days. the othe ...   Tvad

01-07-11: Elsneb
Tvad,
The external hard drive making noise would be an issue for me. Dead quiet back ground is very important with music. Can the external hard drive have a long firewire cable so the external drive could go in another room? This would be very inconvienent for many. Firwire is high speed, so would it degrade the music?

I am also interested in how it sounds with critical listening. At RMAF, one room sounded very good and another sounded OK. Also, is the program installed using an equilizer in the program to tweek the sound or is it flat out of the Mac Mini? Being a purist (using no tone controls), I have found several with computer based music systems are using tone controls. Some call this room correction, but is it not just tone controls?

The Mach2Music Server is marketed as plug and play. What issues are there with networking?

Thank you for the information.

Elsneb  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)


01-07-11   i don't know. i suspect if one's component rack is farther t ...   Tvad

01-07-11   I'd just like to point out that the headless network configu ...   Paulfolbrecht

01-07-11   Paul makes good points. the issues i had with the mach2 were ...   Tvad

01-08-11   Tvad - there's no reason you should be having to re-enter pa ...   Cfluxa

01-08-11   Cfluxa, i have the mini configured not to sleep. is your ne ...   Tvad

01-08-11   Yes, tvad, referring to the mini on the noise. i use the in ...   Paulfolbrecht

01-08-11   I also have to re-enter my password to the mini for screen s ...   Paulfolbrecht

01-08-11   exactly.   Tvad

01-08-11   the mach2 server uses a solid state drive. no spinning disc. ...   Tvad

01-08-11   Tvad - go to network preferences and hit advanced and see wh ...   Cfluxa

01-08-11   I can relay my experiences at rmaf in 2010. i was using for ...   Audioengr

01-08-11   i think there was some mis-communication an an earlier post. ...   Tvad

01-09-11   Tvad - you shouldn't need to re-enter a password to reconnec ...   Cfluxa

01-09-11   Cfluxa, see paulfolbrecht's post on 1/08. he experiences the ...   Tvad

01-09-11   screen sharing does not require a password, but it does requ ...   Tvad

01-09-11   Tvad - you're quite right, of course, and i have no interest ...   Cfluxa

01-09-11   again, i also don't require a password to begin screen shari ...   Tvad

01-09-11   Tvad - i don't ever open the screen sharing application, cli ...   Cfluxa

01-10-11   Cfluxa, we're doing the exactly same thing to initiate scree ...   Tvad

01-10-11   Tvad - fair enough, and i agree that getting the whole thing ...   Cfluxa

01-10-11   I guess i'm fortunate not to have thousands of cds. also, my ...   Tvad


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