APPLE vs Windows for music server.

Oneminde · 14th October 2019, 05:50 PM

Its fairly common that audiophiles use Apple as their platform rather than windows or a PC. Why is this ? I will assume we are talking about the software aspect of everything, so, would a Hackintosh be equivalent to an IMac ?

Were is the magic of APPLE so to speak.

DRONE7 · 14th October 2019, 07:52 PM

If you look through the topics in this PC Based sub-forum I think you'll find that Linux is most mentioned followed by Windows then Apple more rarely...

Oneminde · 14th October 2019, 08:05 PM

will do

Tromperie · 14th October 2019, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Were is the magic of APPLE so to speak.

There is none. I used Daphile from soon after it's release up to very recently when I installed Logitech Media Server in a jail on a NAS - FreeNAS. Never felt any need to use either MS or Apple for a music server. LMS/Daphile is all you need.

Oneminde · 14th October 2019, 11:45 PM

Today started with reading about using MacMini with a BitPerfect plugin as music server and here we are... LOL. I did check out Daphile a while back and simply forgot about it. I guess its time to take a closer look this time

Tanks for the tip.

JeffYoung · 15th October 2019, 12:08 AM

I'm an Apple fanboy, but I use ArchLinux for my music server. (If I were setting one up now, I'd probably use ap-linux, which is a variant of ArchLinux.)

Oneminde · 15th October 2019, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeffYoung

I'm an Apple fanboy, but I use ArchLinux for my music server. (If I were setting one up now, I'd probably use ap-linux, which is a variant of ArchLinux.)

Daphile might be the one to use. I will go through the big thread here on diya.

Oneminde · 15th October 2019, 12:26 AM

The DAC I will use is "only" 192kHz/24bit just like Daphile and Linux based, so it should be a match

JeffYoung · 15th October 2019, 12:39 AM

Daphile does look interesting. I use Roon for playback, though, so I don't need the Squeezebox stuff.

Oneminde · 15th October 2019, 12:51 AM

I use F2K on my windows machine, but it will not be used on my audio system, there I want among the absolute best. Take Spotify, its only used for casual listening or finding albums, then I go out and buy/download the high-res version and store it locally.

So the options are:
JRiver + IOS (on a PC)
Daphile ... or
Lumin U1 Mini as a dedicated player. But cost much more than the two mentioned above.

I still need to build the PC for the Daphile and I am considering: PC -> iFi Nano iUSB3.0 ->ARMATURE HECATE -> DAC

14th October 2019, 05:50 PM	#1
Oneminde diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Darkside of the moon.	APPLE vs Windows for music server. Its fairly common that audiophiles use Apple as their platform rather than windows or a PC. Why is this ? I will assume we are talking about the software aspect of everything, so, would a Hackintosh be equivalent to an IMac ? Were is the magic of APPLE so to speak. __________________ In order to become sane in an insane world, you must first become insane.

14th October 2019, 08:05 PM	#3
Oneminde diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Darkside of the moon.	will do __________________ In order to become sane in an insane world, you must first become insane.

14th October 2019, 11:45 PM	#5
Oneminde diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Darkside of the moon.	Today started with reading about using MacMini with a BitPerfect plugin as music server and here we are... LOL. I did check out Daphile a while back and simply forgot about it. I guess its time to take a closer look this time Tanks for the tip. __________________ In order to become sane in an insane world, you must first become insane.

15th October 2019, 12:26 AM	#8
Oneminde diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Darkside of the moon.	The DAC I will use is "only" 192kHz/24bit just like Daphile and Linux based, so it should be a match __________________ In order to become sane in an insane world, you must first become insane.

15th October 2019, 12:51 AM	#10
Oneminde diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Darkside of the moon.	I use F2K on my windows machine, but it will not be used on my audio system, there I want among the absolute best. Take Spotify, its only used for casual listening or finding albums, then I go out and buy/download the high-res version and store it locally. So the options are: JRiver + IOS (on a PC) Daphile ... or Lumin U1 Mini as a dedicated player. But cost much more than the two mentioned above. I still need to build the PC for the Daphile and I am considering: PC -> iFi Nano iUSB3.0 ->ARMATURE HECATE -> DAC __________________ In order to become sane in an insane world, you must first become insane.


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14th October 2019, 07:52 PM	#2
DRONE7 diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2008	If you look through the topics in this PC Based sub-forum I think you'll find that Linux is most mentioned followed by Windows then Apple more rarely...

15th October 2019, 12:08 AM	#6
JeffYoung diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Ireland	I'm an Apple fanboy, but I use ArchLinux for my music server. (If I were setting one up now, I'd probably use ap-linux, which is a variant of ArchLinux.)

15th October 2019, 12:39 AM	#9
JeffYoung diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Ireland	Daphile does look interesting. I use Roon for playback, though, so I don't need the Squeezebox stuff.

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