Esoteric K-01 and Mac music server

Skinzy,
You will need to download the appropriate High Speed USB Driver for the K-03/K01 if it is not included in the box. Esoteric started adding the disc for download in the original packaging sometime after the initial release, but; before that time left a copy of the download on their website. I have the K-03/Mac Mini. Computers being inherently noisy, I acquired an USB Converter and the results were well worth the investment. The acquisition of the K-03 is one of the best I have made in the last 20 years and I have made many.
Good luck!
Mark

Thanks Mark this helps! What is a USB Converter? I am thinking about getting a mac mini.

I would also checkout a Bryston BDP-2. Since it caches tracks in memory before play, how data is stored is not important to sound quality. You can use K-01 Coaxial RCA to BDP-2.

The USB Converter I am using is the Bel Canto Reflink. Once you acquire a Mac Mini the connection is as follows:

External HD (If the extra space is needed) > Mac Mini (via firewire) > USB Converter (via USB cable/Input) > Esoteric K-03 (via Coaxial S/PDIF using BNC connector).

A USB Converter essentially optimizes the asynchronous interface to reduce jitter before sending data to DAC.

Mark

I use a usb conveter too from my pc to the coax input of my K-01 player. Once you have gone this route, you can never go back to usb direct. The coax input makes everything sound whole and right.