Put your music files on a separate drive and use a firewire connection. (It's important to use a different bus connection than what your music drive uses). Max out you memory, 4Gb at a minimum. Only use non-data compressed files. Try Pure Music again and set it up for memory play with factor of 2 upsampling.
Can I Improve Sound--Macbook Pro as Music Server?
My system:
NAD M2 (amp/dac)
Audiphilleo2 spdif to usb converter
Macbook Pro (2012) /Furutech Formula 2 USB cable
Itunes- Tried Puremusic demo and thought it was actually less impressive than Itunes
Speakers: Mirage OMD 28
Files are all on the Macbook Pro- don't have an outboard drive yet
Recently switched to ripping in AIFF after starting off with AAC
My system sound lacks a little in weight / clarity/ resolution
What can I do do beef up / clear up the sound with my Macbook Pro?
What about the optional power supply for Audiophilleo2?
Thanks
NAD M2 (amp/dac)
Audiphilleo2 spdif to usb converter
Macbook Pro (2012) /Furutech Formula 2 USB cable
Itunes- Tried Puremusic demo and thought it was actually less impressive than Itunes
Speakers: Mirage OMD 28
Files are all on the Macbook Pro- don't have an outboard drive yet
Recently switched to ripping in AIFF after starting off with AAC
My system sound lacks a little in weight / clarity/ resolution
What can I do do beef up / clear up the sound with my Macbook Pro?
What about the optional power supply for Audiophilleo2?
Thanks