2018 Mac Mini to Devialet via USB

[canyelles]

Why do you want to do this? I assume your Devialet is connected to your router via Ethernet and you could attach your Mac Mini to your router in the sane fashion or, like me, communicate via WiFi.

Yes, I could easily connect using AIR over ethernet.

I don't because -


1) I don't like the delay introduced by AIR. I prefer the ZERO delay using USB.

2) I record, using Audacity, audio coming from the Devialet using  bi-directional USB. This does not work properly if you send via AIR and receive via USB. It only works well if you send  via USB and receive over USB. I have never been able to figure out where the problem lies, Apple? Devialet? Audacity? So I use USB

3) I also don't like the way AIR takes over the volume of the Mac but that is just a personal foible.

For me there is no audible improvement in using AIR so I am perfectly happy to use USB


I should have mentioned that the problem outlined above applies to any recent Mac with a T2 chip, not just the Mini.