tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post1528050434746588544..comments2024-03-29T00:15:52.117-07:00Comments on <em>Archimago's Musings</em>: MUSINGS/POLL: A lifetime of digital audio storage? Enterprise / Data Center hard drive update.Archimagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-17529045285907139842021-06-12T19:03:59.113-07:002021-06-12T19:03:59.113-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957828630216462053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-9846543972934634722020-09-07T00:46:30.057-07:002020-09-07T00:46:30.057-07:00I started reading about that Extreme audio PC unti...<br /><br /><br />I started reading about that Extreme audio PC until i got to where he said:<br /><br /> "Overall each case takes multiple days to CNC mill, but the end result is simply spectacular."<br /><br />... which is complete bullsh*t. So i closed the page. Andrew LBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205482954196251911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-43753973370498505922020-07-01T08:50:16.455-07:002020-07-01T08:50:16.455-07:00I tend to listen via Qobuz and buy vinyl!
Supports...I tend to listen via Qobuz and buy vinyl!<br />Supports the artist and is an "object of desire".PeterMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15382649979551726372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-58110290996510327032020-06-27T13:22:39.317-07:002020-06-27T13:22:39.317-07:00Hey Fai :-).
You're getting there - once you ...Hey <em>Fai</em> :-).<br /><br />You're getting there - once you go past 10k, you know you've "arrived"!<br /><br />The question after that is... "Now what?"<br /><br />Enjoy!Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-36110777160226977122020-06-27T03:18:25.902-07:002020-06-27T03:18:25.902-07:00Oh my. and I thought it was bad enough with almost...Oh my. and I thought it was bad enough with almost 9k albums and 7.5TB of music on my NAS. It's good to know there are others like me out there. Blame it on being a poor student while having very limited funds to purchase music. Now at 45, as the story goes, I will not hoard anything else BUT music...Faihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06837695797291746845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-9205432239631035402020-06-25T20:46:24.010-07:002020-06-25T20:46:24.010-07:00Hey fgk,
Tell me about it :-). I was reminded how ...Hey <em>fgk</em>,<br />Tell me about it :-). I was reminded how bad this was when moving house a few years back and it took ages to pack up the CDs!<br /><br />Absolutely, the "hunger" lives. :-)<br />Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-88526831159700113482020-06-25T20:41:07.167-07:002020-06-25T20:41:07.167-07:00Whoa Turrican... A "car audiophile"!
Ho...Whoa <em>Turrican</em>... A "car audiophile"!<br /><br />Hope you have a kick-ass bass system in there :-).<br /><br />Yeah, maybe some 15krpm SCSI drives from the good 'ol days might sound <em>even more spacious</em>! I'm sure with those, 2.0 music must sound like a live recording in a full concert hall.<br /><br />Speaking of family, I forgot to note that while most of the Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-28196907371136037362020-06-25T20:20:44.529-07:002020-06-25T20:20:44.529-07:00Hi Andreas,
That's really kind of you and thou...Hi <em>Andreas</em>,<br />That's really kind of you and thoughtful support of the artists! Awesome, will have to think on that further!<br />Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-64205330879532311232020-06-25T20:19:32.856-07:002020-06-25T20:19:32.856-07:00Great that the EXOS is working out for you!
My ph...Great that the EXOS is working out for you!<br /><br />My photo collection is on those WD Golds ;-).<br />Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-54608435742470234412020-06-25T20:18:33.650-07:002020-06-25T20:18:33.650-07:00Hi Phil,
Sounds good. Love the backup RAID. I'...Hi <em>Phil</em>,<br />Sounds good. Love the backup RAID. I'm with you man. Indeed, if I do go with the monthly subscription solution, good chance that Spotify is all I need unless the services start doing more surround content (Tidal Atmos is a good start).<br /><br />Yup, be careful with 24/96 "vintage" music :-).<br />Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-57670634020905428242020-06-25T20:14:16.049-07:002020-06-25T20:14:16.049-07:00Yup cfuttrup,
I'm not surprised! Very large co...Yup <em>cfuttrup</em>,<br />I'm not surprised! Very large collections I suspect are the obsession of the minority. Another of the dimensions in which audiophiles can be "extreme" in.<br /><br />Over the years, I have suggested that audio people come in 2 variants... The <em>"music lover"</em> with their collections and range of artists, and the <em>"hardware Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-28977405816387961062020-06-25T20:07:41.569-07:002020-06-25T20:07:41.569-07:00LOL In the Cold,
Love the story and the marriage a...LOL <em>In the Cold</em>,<br />Love the story and the marriage analogy :-).<br /><br />Yeah, there's a certain connection and sense of "commitment" isn't there with one's music collection? This collection of music has gone through life with me. The albums have represented my time on this Earth... From the artists I've loved, to the songs themselves. Some are tagged with Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-57409271599461718662020-06-24T22:54:42.304-07:002020-06-24T22:54:42.304-07:00"About 13.5k albums these days total on my lo..."About 13.5k albums these days total on my local library... As someone approaching 50 years old..."<br /><br />Archimago, do the math: if you live until 85, you've got 35 years (12775 days) to live.<br /><br />Even if you listen 1 album a day until the end of your life and never listen to the same album twice, your collection (13500 albums) is already more than you can handle, man..fgkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734672776625220548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-57328984719180434772020-06-24T06:56:40.326-07:002020-06-24T06:56:40.326-07:00Now that are some large HDDs!
You forgot to mentio...Now that are some large HDDs!<br />You forgot to mention that the music soundstage is now way more spacious. While it is widely known that a 7200rpm drive really lifts some veils, a true connoisseur should better strive for those 10K SAS beauties ;)<br /><br />On a more serious note, I inherited tapes and vinyl from my parents, but as my turntable was low grade, I was too frustrated with pops Turricanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622670777152525487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-13704214962844492632020-06-22T07:25:28.390-07:002020-06-22T07:25:28.390-07:00Greetings. A long time fan here. My approach is a ...Greetings. A long time fan here. My approach is a little bit different: I buy a lot of music but listen to it mostly on streaming services (yes,the same one that I already bought and imported to Roon). My reasoning is simple: I want to support the artist whichever way possible. Since Tidal provides me with wanted fidelity (though I'm perfectly happy with my Spotify also) I am able add anotherAndreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07309241465581597724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-73927596129374044942020-06-22T04:56:55.558-07:002020-06-22T04:56:55.558-07:00Hi,
My music collection is close to 1tb, have it ...Hi,<br /><br />My music collection is close to 1tb, have it on an ssd and also bought the same HDD (12TB Seagate EXOS) mainly for my photo backup. Good, fast drive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122510626823535854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-259041363878006702020-06-21T08:34:10.846-07:002020-06-21T08:34:10.846-07:00Hi Arch
I only have about 500GB music data at the ...Hi Arch<br />I only have about 500GB music data at the mo (still have a few yards of CDs to burn) that I store on a 1TB SSD on my media PC and backup all over the place.<br />My main backup is a Drobo NAS with RAID (5?) where I also store my video files. I'm pretty happy with this set up: I have the silent, fast, and compact SSD and reliable backups for peace of mind. I wouldn't rely onPhilFromTOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063597190515177345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-62966324872733684422020-06-21T01:29:29.244-07:002020-06-21T01:29:29.244-07:00I thought I had a fairly OK size music collection,...I thought I had a fairly OK size music collection, but it came to 206 GB, so I answered less than 500 GB on both questions. There's no chance that I'll need more in the foreseeable future. It might be too early to conclude, but it looks like less than 2 TB works for 2/3.cfuttruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725736788343994207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-76834480178187639352020-06-20T20:18:04.586-07:002020-06-20T20:18:04.586-07:00Just like you did, I took a look at my collection ...Just like you did, I took a look at my collection when one of the NAS drives started to fail... did the math and decided that a Tidal subscription would be cheaper, and would come with the benefits as less hassle, better tagging, etc. Told my son (who's 21) to stay with Spotify, as managing a music collection is not worth it. <br /><br />After 3 months of Tidal I returned to my collection, In the Coldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567391454136888031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-55027335676522239542020-06-20T16:18:35.674-07:002020-06-20T16:18:35.674-07:00Yeah, I see there are still SACD/DSD being release...Yeah, I see there are still SACD/DSD being released.<br /><br />I wonder, does anyone have numbers of how many total albums from companies like the ones listed above are still being released as SACDs. I see that downloads for example from Channel Classics can also be downloaded as FLAC/PCM.<br /><br />Of course, so long as we can still play the music, it'll never truly be "extinct".Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-18074336057374572562020-06-20T11:22:56.547-07:002020-06-20T11:22:56.547-07:00Thanks for, as usual, a very interesting article. ...Thanks for, as usual, a very interesting article. I would take issue with one point you make...SACD/DSD is not extinct for new music if you listen to music for adults. :-) There are a number of European labels that produce new SACD recordings of old "classical" music and new, composed music for trained performers, as well. (BIS, Pentatone, Chandos, Channel Classics, 2L and probably Mike K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04107730451628759814noreply@blogger.com