AppleMac mini (M4, 2024)
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New retail price (MSRP)
$799
Used market: $480*
Specifications
5 of 7 values have a recorded source- System
- macOS·
- Port
- USB-C·
- Headphone output
- 3 Vrms·
- Requires Asio Driver
- no·
- USB power available
- 15✓
- Release year
- 2024·
- Indexable Locales
- en·
Expert Audio Engineering Commentary
Headroom notes
15 W is not a measurement: it is the floor Intel requires of a certified Thunderbolt 4 port. Apple states the three rear ports are Thunderbolt 4, so they cannot legally offer less. Careful with the front, though — the two front ports are plain USB-C at USB 3 (10 Gb/s), a different power tier that Apple does not quantify. If an interface is marginal, use the back.
What the datasheet actually says
Quoted verbatim from the manufacturer’s own page, with the date we checked it. We state what is printed, not what anyone intended by it.
Measurement conditions
«less than 150 ohms, up to 1.25 volts RMS; 150 to 1k ohms, 3 volts RMS»
The stored 3 V is the high-impedance output. Under 150 Ω Apple prints 1.25 V RMS.
checked 10/1/2026Setups using this gear
Can the Denon AVR-S570BT drive the KEF LS50 Meta?Cambridge AXA35 allows 8 ohms only — and the KEF Q150 dips to 3.790 dB/W/m against 88 dB at 2.83 V: the gap is 3.2 dB, not 2160 W into a 75 W speaker: Emotiva BasX A2+ with Q Acoustics 3030iDoes the Sennheiser MD 421-II need a booster into the Audient iD4 MkII?Rode NTK on an RME Babyface Pro FS: a condenser that needs no phantom power — and why the button should stay offIs the Focusrite Vocaster One loud enough for the Beyerdynamic MMX 300 PRO?Shure SM7B with SSL 2 MkII: are 64 dB of gain enough?Audient iD4 MkII with a Shure SM7B: two decibels shortDoes the Electro-Voice RE20 need a Cloudlifter?Fostex T50RP mk3 on a Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen: does a planar need its own amp?WiiM Amp with KEF LS50 Meta: does 2.67 ohms cover the 3.5 ohm dip?WiiM Amp Ultra with Q Acoustics 3030i: 100 watts into a 75 watt speakerShure SM7dB + Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen: which gain switch position?
* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~60% retained value).