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post #31 of 37
2/6/05 at 6:08pm
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Originally Posted by breez
I haven't kept up with HD technology lately, but are 5400 rpm drives still around (meaning there's some relatively new models too, not some 4 year old junk)? I'd pick a slow drive for music archive because speed and seek times aren't important and they might be less noisy (and less expensive too).
look at newegg.com. i think you'll be hard pressed to find 5400 drives new. maybe you could find some used or late model ones on ebay.

seagate is what you want for a quiet drive, samsung too if you're getting a new drive
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post #32 of 37
2/6/05 at 6:29pm
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Originally Posted by uzziah
sell the nad. sell the emu. put everything on harddrive. get chaintech av710 and a benchmark dac1
Not a bad idea, although a benchmark dac1 is probably more expensive than the nad and emu combined for one thing, and also I do plan to use my E-mu for recording, not just playback. But I would love to get a Benchmark Dac1 and plug it in the system I have now. Maybe an option for the future.
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post #33 of 37
2/6/05 at 6:31pm
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Originally Posted by BlackJackSkanz
Don't agree with the noise statement but honestly (but then maybe you listen at lower volume settings ) don't throw the baby out with the bath water. If he finds his PC too noisey there are cheap sound damping techniques that can be employed to fix the issue. But sticking with juggling 1000, easily damaged CDs is too old school.
Since all the music is going to be stored on one pc and accessed with another, usually, I don't think noise is going to be a problem. My computer is already noisy as heck with its fans...
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post #34 of 37
2/6/05 at 11:00pm
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I'm having trouble accessing one computers files from another computer. Is there a way, using a network, to just access the hard drive of the other pc easily and access all the files?
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post #35 of 37
2/6/05 at 11:18pm
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Originally Posted by Asterix
I'm having trouble accessing one computers files from another computer. Is there a way, using a network, to just access the hard drive of the other pc easily and access all the files?
Nevermind I figured this part out!
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post #36 of 37
2/6/05 at 11:38pm
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Originally Posted by Bill Ward
Bingo.
Agreed, but ime DVD drive initally reads CDs much slower than CD writer ? Trying to recognize what disc inside etc. Might be better to use CD writer for audio cd rush project.
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post #37 of 37
2/7/05 at 12:43am
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Originally Posted by uzziah
seagate and samsung are quieter. much...
Well, WD is famous for being a little louder than the rest of the pack but Seagate costs more and is slower than the Maxtor w/ 16mb cache. Its all about choices, I would rather put performance first and if necessary find a solution for the noise issue. Its not like we are talking about Raptors. . But I suppose there is an argument to be made that the Seagates are bullet proof compared to the WDs.

But given that he is doing a network, at this point the closet or the next room sounds like a good solution.
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