#Mac mini audirvana manual

I expect the you will get the best sound using the Topping D10 (either as USB to Optical or analog will depend on your taste. I don't have a multi-function universal remote yet. Connect Mac to Onkyo directly via toslink + adapter (a few bucks) M2 Tech Topping D10 For sound quality it will be probably the opposite. I could plug the Mini's HDMI directly into the TV but then would have to switch both the TV input and receiver input each time I want to change inputs to a game system or cable box, defeating the purpose of the receiver. Second question - If I were to add a DAC, the Yamaha's input would have to be switched to 'Audio 1' for the RCA inputs and I'd lose the video from the HDMI channel. Is the DAC worth adding to the signal chain? I feel as if there will either be a clear audible difference or no difference at all.

#Mac mini audirvana manual

It does have a 'straight decode mode', from the user manual - 'When the straight decode mode is enabled, each speaker produces its own channel audio signal (without sound field processing)' which doesn't explicitly say it will bypass the internal DAC or seem to be as good as the 'Pure Direct Mode' on higher end models which claim to turn off more circuitry in an attempt to pass the signal through cleaner. I could plug a DAC into the Mini via USB and pass the RCA stereo analog output into the Yamaha's 'CD' analog input where I now have my CD player.įirst question - I've read a lot about the possibility of the Yamaha's analog inputs down-sampling the signal and or processing it through the internal BurrBrown DAC, effectively rendering the external DAC useless. A hunch tells me adding a decent DAC, maybe a Modi 3+, would improve the sound quality. I'm using Audirvana to playback my collection of FLAC files local to the internal SSD. The Yamaha's HDMI out goes to my TV and I can sit on the couch with my wireless keyboard/mouse and life is good.

I have a Late 2014 Mac Mini connected via HDMI to a Yamaha RX-V373 receiver which is driving a pair of Polk Audio Monitor 5 speakers.