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Hey Jat, Do not rely solely on a RAID setup for backup purposes - RAID is NOT intended as backup. Use two dedicated backup drives, keep one offsite, and switch eg on a weekly basis. Safer.

Thanks for your answer, Mr.C - much appreciated. I am actually - sorry if it isn't clear - looking for the difference between the various Mac G5s (which year, modelnumber, etc) for a dedicated music player - not G5 vs Mac Pro (intel). I do have a MacBook Pro (2010 vers - bought 3 days ago) as my new toy, replacing the 3-4 year old iMac.

Hi all, I am on the lookout for a 2nd hand Mac G5 desktop to use as a Music Server. Which model would be the best suited or doesn't it matter? There seems to plenty of them around at decent prices. I could of course use my new MacBook Pro, but the USB>S/PDIF cable is not long enough for my comfort in my listening chair... Would an iMac (Intel) be as good a choice as the G5 - or should I sell my 3-4 year old iMac?? TIA

I have downloaded the trial version of Amarra. I have not really been able to detect a difference in sound quality with it or without - I may have setup something wrong I can, of course, hear difference if I turn on the EQ... My setup, which is changing as I have just started playing with computerbased playback: QNAP TS-209 NAS -> iTunes -> iBook G4 -> Carat UD-1 USB -> Audio Research DAC5 via TosLink Files in Apple Lossless Any suggestions, as at the moment I find it hard to spend $400-$1000 on the Amarra player Any iTunes adjustments, other than the above mentioned, I should be aware of. The same with the setup of the iBook. Thanks Henrik