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  1. Thanks again for the input/suggestions. I checked if Audio midi was at 44khz and that looks fine. I also connected my PC/M2tech Hiface and listened via Foobar2000/FLAC, but that was even worse. So now I plan to test the following things based on your advices and suggestions: - I still suspect my CD ripping might be the problem, so I will download a 16 or 24bit song from the internet for testing. Best will be one I already have to A/B test. - Disconnect the Hiface and try without it - Try another software player - I would also like to try another DAC. I do not know how much that will effect the result - but it should be tested. I will post the result here when Im done testing and/or found "real" improvements. I did not setup anything in Bitperfect? Im not even sure if it is used? I launch it before playing music but I do not see it anywhere in Itunes? Michael
  2. Thanks for the suggestions and input. However I do not feel that "fine tuning" will be enough, because the difference is quit big. Not sure what details to give about my setup. Amp, speakers, analog wires e.a are the same for the CD and for the Mac Mini - so the difference are not in this end of "the chain". Im new to Mac so maybe I need to do something in the settings? The Mac mini is brand new. I use USB together with the M2tech Hiface/coax cable. Sorry about the wrong file format... I use AIFF. I listened on a Hegel 10 DAC and a Hegel CD player almost in the same price range. I think there is a good chance they use the same DAC tech. At the dealer I also listened to a couple of "out-of-the-box" music servers and I had the impression that they also missed the details in the top, so maybe it is not only my setup... However - since the difference is so big from CD quality on my Macmini, I think maybe my mistake is somewhere arround the ripping/convertion or the setup of the MAC, Itunes or Bitperfect. Any suggestions regarding the system setup? Thanks Michael
  3. Hi Not sure if my expectations was just too high or if I did something wrong, but I tried to change my high end CD player with a Mac Mini for playing music and so far I have been very disappointed. This note can both be seen as a question how to get better sound quality and/or as a story of my experience so far. First I ripped my CD's into a PC using EAC. I saved the music files in FLAC format. Then I bought a M2tech Hiface USB adapter to get the music out of the Mac Mini without too much jitter. I converted the FALC files to AAPL in order to play them on my MAc. I also bought Bitperfect and use that with iTunes. Today I took the MAC mini to a shop and asked them to demo some DAC's on a high end setup. I was very disappointed with the result that sounded - at best - like a low end CD player. I tested it together with an OK CD player (Arround USD 1500) and it sounded much better than the MAC. Sound on the MAC - even through a comparable USD 1500 DAC - was without the high/low tones and without any deepness and 3D. It was like played in a cloud compared to the CD. I think it is similar to playing music on my Marantz DVD player. Is this to be expected or maybe something has gone wrong with my ripping?? My FLAC files sound the same as the AAPL so the problem most be from the original ripping or from the MAC? Hope someone can help because I feel that the time for CD's is over. But it is a problem if PC/MAC is not ready to take over when comparing sound quality... Rgds Michael
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