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Quiet hard drive

From what I can tell, it's been quite some time since anyone's asked for external hard drive recommendations. My current drive seems perhaps a bit shaky (yes, it's backed up), and I'll soon be replacing it. I want what everyone wants: quiet, reliable, large enough. Any favorite brands -- or ones to avoid?
The drive is attached to a Mac Mini, with my CD collection (slightly less than 1,000 discs) stored in Apple Lossless. Thanks for your recommendations.
-- Howard
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As to your peripheral HD, I'd take a look at the Oyen MiniPro. The chipsets are important and the drive is silent. I'd recommend the 1TB drive. Run it USB buspower. Give them a call... very cooperative and customer-friendly... I have no affiliation... just a happy customer. Eric Hider of dbaudiolabs recommended the drive to me for my Tranquility DACs I have been very pleased.

:) listening,

Ed
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04-27-11: Jdoris
I'd be very surprised if you regretted the move, Albert. Now question that one can get good digital sonics, and the convenience is an absolute delight.

The music-dedicated Mach2Music is an option worth considering for a Mini http://www.mach2music.com/

The Pure Music iTunes augment software is great bang for buck.

John
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I bought the Mach2Music machine and working on acquiring a DAC.
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Keep us posted on your DAC shopping, Albert!

John
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05-10-11: Jdoris
Keep us posted on your DAC shopping, Albert!
John,

I purchased the Ayre QB9 this morning and now deciding on the required USB and interconnect.

For USB my first thought was Audioquest Coffee but now I'm pretty sure it will be Locus Design Cynosure or Nucleus USB.
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That should be a splendid combo, from everything I've heard about the Ayre. My USB cable is the bottom of the line Locus Design, the Polestar, I think, and it was an appreciable improvement over stock. I expect any of the LD models a good choice. Good luck! John
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