Mac mini costs about the same as microRendu. A good expendable NAS will cost $400-600. Drives like Western digital Red will be cheaper than external drives that attach directly to a Mac. You won't need as expensive cabling. A linear power supply is recommended in either case.
All in, to get a far superior set up it might cost a bit more, but we are talking $1k additional or less, not $10k+.
Food for thought if you want to test the deeper waters.
With the Mac, try Audirvana+ software, best soundwise of many I tried. Cheers,
Spencer
All in, to get a far superior set up it might cost a bit more, but we are talking $1k additional or less, not $10k+.
Food for thought if you want to test the deeper waters.
With the Mac, try Audirvana+ software, best soundwise of many I tried. Cheers,
Spencer