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Which Apple products are compatible with MQA and Audirvana Plus? Any recommendations will be appreciated.
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Audirvana has not announced the requirements for their new, but not released, next version which promises MQA. Currently, any Mac Pro, iMac or laptop made in the past 5 or 6 years will run the program. (No iPads or iPhones) I would guess that additional processing power needed for MQA might eliminate the really old machines like my 2007 MacBook Pro with OSX 10.9 that runs Audirvana Plus today.
From their FAQ:
Audirvana Plus needs at a minimum:
A 64bit Mac (Core 2 Duo or later)
OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) or later.
2GB RAM as a bare minimum
However, for a best experience, it is recommended to have:
OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) or later
4GB RAM or more
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My preference would be a 'recent' Mac Mini, with A+ Remote on an iOS device for control, feeding a Meridian Explorer2, 218, or Prime.
However, if looking for a new Mac, Kaby Lake processors are expected in Q2 for MM and MBP.
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#2: Prime/PSU|SOtM sMS-200 Mini NEO SE|Focal Stellia
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- same as spinaltap - MacMini with 2TB SSD - fast and no noise!
M since 1980 - Series 100! Main: 861v8, 818v3, UHD722, 2-DSP8000SE, DSP5500HC, 4-DSP6000 S, DSP6000 R, Oppo 203 4K, MacMini M1 16GB-Roon 4TB SSD, NVIDIA Shield, Sony VPL-VW500-4K, Samsung OLED 77-4K, iPad Pro, Turntable: Acoustic-Solid Royal/Ortofon SPU Royal N, PPA Quad P24
2.: G92DAB, 2-DSP3100,3-DSP33, M1500, MacMini+Explorer2 3TB SSD, MS200-Roon
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On further reflection; having recently experienced the benefit of PCIe drives, I would buy an i7 Mac Mini with 256GB PCIe flash drive. Added to this, I would buy a matching miniStack Max with the SSD of your choice, plus added BDR/W drive.
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