Audio Glitching On Mew Mac Mini

I've got a brand new mini. Spec below. I had to upgrade...
Using L9.1.8 with Apogee Ensemble with latest Maverick drivers.....
The audio stutters evry 10 or so minutes. No crashes but frustrating....
I did a clean install from my original Logic 9 Disks
I'm using a Lacie Thunderbolt 2 Big Ext Drive
MY WHOLE RIG WAS STABLE ON MY MBP RUNNING LION.
Anyone??

Update CCTM
Just spoke to Apogee. Audio Glitching is a known issue with Macs with Fusion Drive.
10.9.2 Fixes this AND the grphics lag.

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