I thought the pain would have been very obvious, one jack for in and out? You have to keep swapping devices.
> On 16 Nov. 2016, at 4:31 am, Anders Holmberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi! > And why is it a pain in the but to have a combo jack? > My mac mini mid 2011 has one and i never found it to be very painful. > /A >> 13 nov. 2016 kl. 00:25 skrev Dane Trethowan <[email protected]>: >> >> Hi! >> >> I've been prompted to write something on this topic due to the number of >> private emails I've received over the last couple of hours, we've been >> discussing Exact Audio Copy and CD rippers and it seems that my mention of >> the Mac and XLD has stimulated some interest so here goes. >> >> I'm going to discuss the Mac from an audio viewpoint as much as is possible >> here. >> >> So what Mac should you buy? Well obviously that's up to you but I warn you >> now! a Mac is going to cut deeply into your budget if you're after the >> latest and - when it comes to audio - the latest may not always be the best >> and you'll see why I say this as you read on. >> >> So the latest Mac is expensive thus a great turnoff for anyone wanting to >> buy one but who said you had to have the latest Mac? You don't and who said >> you needed a Mac with its own built-in screen? Well, you don't but it is >> advisable that you have a Mac connected to some sort of modern day monitor >> at the very least for the Mac to function correctly so this narrows our >> field down quite considerably to the Mac Mini. >> >> I've never been a fan of the latest Mac Mini models as the Specs aren't all >> that good for the technology you pay for so let's take ourselves back in >> time exactly fours to late 2012 when Apple released possibly the finest Mac >> Mini machine ever built though -given the quality of build and the high >> specs of the late 2012 Mac Mini you'll pay a bit of a price for one if you >> can still get one -. >> >> These machines featured an Intel I7 Quad Core Processor in the top model >> with 16GB of RAM. >> >> The Late 2012 Mac Mini was the last to boast separate analogue/digital audio >> in and out, the latter models now having one socket for both, an absolute >> pain in the but. >> >> 4 USB 3.0 ports are a welcome addition along with the Thunderbolt port which >> can be used for just about everything from a display to extra USB ports, >> sound devices, high performance hard drives and so on. >> >> I like the built-in HDMI port so - given its size - the Mac Mini could be a >> very welcome edition to a Home Theater/multi media setup. >> >> Going wireless is part and parcel of the Mac mini with its 2.4/5.0GHZ >> built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.1 connectivity. >> >> Storage isn't a problem here either and nor is performance with the 1.2TB >> fusion drive packed into the metal housing and - with all those USB and >> other ports? - Well adding hard drives is second nature. >> >> The lack of a DVD drive might be a nuisance to some but what are all those >> uSB ports for if you an't gonna use em? Might as well get an external DVD >> drive, place it on top of your Mac Mini and plug-in. >> >> I run both Mac OSX Sierra and Windows 10 on my Mac Mini thanks to VMware >> Fusion. >> >> So why do I really like the Mac for audio work? Because its far easier to >> separate and work with all your audio sources, you don't have the conflicts >> between say software speech and capturing streams on the Mac as you often >> encounter when recording with Windows but I'm not going to turn this post >> into a complicated ramble. >> >> I've pasted a link to a review of the late 2012 Mac Mini below. Your local >> Apple Store may know where you can get one of these particular machines, >> thankfully I knew someone who had one which had hardly ever been used so I >> snapped it up some time ago and I know a couple of other people who have >> found them on eBay but as time goes on they're becoming a little more >> difficult to find and the price is going up. >> >> http://au.pcmag.com/apple-mac-mini-late-2012/5809/review/apple-mac-mini-late-2012 >> >> >> >> -- >> >> ********** >> “Oh, I’m an activist and I’m OK / I sleep all night and I tweet all day.” >> >> > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
