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I found the Musical Fidelity M1 Dac to be excellent.

Thank you for your input.I do intend to up the RAM and the Mini already has an SSD fitted.I run a Dragonfly v1.2 USB dac from one of the ports which I like very much. I was more interested in the changes I might make to software, what I can eliminate etc. from the usual computer processes?

Thanks for you reply. I do have a Dac attached. I did use Fidelizer on my Windows laptop.I wondered if there was anything similar for Apple OSX machines

Hi guys, I am currently running a 2010 Mac Mini as a server and player. I am running Roon with Tidal. I'm quite happy with the results but wondered if I could improve the performance further by tweaking the Mac Mini. Have any of you any suggestions?

Much as I admire Haitink, I think Karajan was the greater conductor. IMO Haitink can be so scrupulous and measured that it sometimes borders on the pedestrian. I have many of his RCO Bruckner on vinyl and often bypass them in favour of Jochum or Abbado. His Mahler can also flag a little, though the playing under his guidance is almost always impressive. I think Haitink was more lively in Shostakovich. I agree the sound approach to Bruckner does work very well for Karajan. I think his Sibelius is brilliant, especially in the 5th and 7th. There's a real darkness to the sound and his handling of silence and hushed pianissimos is breathtaking.There's a real feel for Sibelius's state of mind in these sometimes harrowing music.

His recordings were often so well produced with an emphasis on 'beauty of sound' that the performances were often lost under this. He does occasionally smooch with the music though. I do love his recordings of Tosca(Price/Di Stefano) and Otelllo(Tebaldi/Del Monaco). There is great subtlety in the playing in those recordings.

£35 per year. Not too bad.I think it's about £2.70 per issue.

I subscribe to digital versions of Stereophile and Hi Fi News. Stereophile is a fun read and a cheap subscription cost but I don't take the reviews very seriously. I prefer to audition and make my own mind up. It does keep me up to date with what's out there though. I feel Hi Fi News is a better quality mag and I feel articles are better written. When I've auditioned equipment my views often concur with what's been written in a Hi Fi News review.

I used to think this about Karajan but I come back to his Wagner, Sibelius, Brahms and Beethoven again and again. I think he's has an unfair press since his death and believe he has left many great recordings behind.

It's one of the best performances I've heard for a long time and almost knocked Heifetz off my No 1 spot. She's a special player.

Hi all, Some advice please. I have a Vortexbox Mini I purchased 3 years ago and wondered if I could convert in into a Roon Server. I currently have Roon Core on a laptop but would prefer to utilise the VB in headless configuration. There are a couple of issues that I am uncertain about. The Vortexbox is and Aleutis? machine with, I think, 1 GB of Ram. I'm unsure of how much I can increase the Ram by. I believe the maximum may be 4. Will this be enough to runthe Roon Server? I've been unable to get much information from other forums so hope you can help out. Thanks in anticipation.

Onkyo and Yamaha have fairly low profile CD players and have positive feedback.

I'm not sure that the Giulini is available in High Res but it is a lovely performance. It is measured but Giulini maintains the line and momentum beautifully. Of all the recordings, it is the one that moves me most.