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In Reply to: RE: Your HELP Is Needed posted by thetubeguy1954 on August 17, 2020 at 12:31:25
Not sure why the storage should be powered externally!?!?
And then - why looking for a HD ? It's 2020.
A 2TB (if that's really needed) SSD will IMO be the much better choice.
An SSD is extremely fast and responsive, lightweight, very low on power consumption and free of noise.
Keep in mind. You also need a backup disk or better two of them
(short/long term backup) btw.
The backup media could be made of hard disks if cost is an issue.
I'd still prefer at least the short term backup media to be an SSD.
When it comes to powering and cabling. I prefer USB-SATA cables to use internal storage devices as external storage.
Many of these USB-Sata adapters are also available with external power options on the SATA plug. Such a solution would give you maximum flexibility.
However.
If I were to start into Computer Audio today, I would go for a HQ streaming service. Many people underestimate the time and money that goes into building and managing your own collection.
Good luck on your journey.
Follow Ups:
Soundchekk, thank you for the time you took. Your reply was very incisive and informative! You gave me a lot to think about. I agree 100% with your info about the backup drives. About fifteen years ago I was a PC Tech who helped the LAN Admin during my downtime. His philosophy was you always wanted three backup drives, the first one would be right next to the computer with the drive you backed up, the second backup drive would be placed at the opposite side of the building the PC was in --{ the reason for this was "if" the PC and first HD were damaged due to something that happening, i.e., water damage or a fire in the room they were kept in, the second one at the opposite side of the building should be safe }-- finally the third one should be kept off-premises, the LAN Admin kept this one at his home. This was in case something traumatic occurred, i.e., the entire building burned down, at least you'd have a copy of all your data!
I see absolutely no difference with music HD or SSD backups. From what I've learned so far even if you forget about how long it can take loading 2TB+ of music on HD or SSD the way you like it kept. If you were to lose your storage and playback device(s) due to your home burning down, you'll probably also lose all your CDs as well. So unless you have one of your backup devices kept at a friend's home your music collection would be lost for good. Personally, that's not a place I'd like to start from again...
Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)
Central Florida Audio Society -- SETriodes Group -- Space Coast Audio Society
Full-range/Wide-range Drivers --- Front & Back-Loaded Horns --- High Sensitivity Speakers
I haven't gone as far as taking one to the bank safety deposit box.
SSDs are faster and likely more reliable for a longer time for the main server, but in reality, music serving is far slower than the slowest drive, so HDs and even usb drives are plenty fast enough.
Using USB cases is something that I like as you can plug in any drive.
-Rod
I haven't gone as far as taking one to the bank safety deposit box.
My world including video and other documents neatly fits in 2 TB. I maintain three offline 2 TB USB drives to supplement the mirrored drive on the NAS. One is rotated periodically to wifey's office at the university which is sprinkler protected against fire. I also have a small family of smaller capacity drives that I once used for primary backup.
My music library actually fits on a 400 GB microSD card. I have one currently maintained - just because!
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