The Computer Audiophile Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I'm researching a couple really neat music storage options and would like to know how much drive space people require. Please be honest. The poll is anonymous so nobody will know how large your collection is or how little your storage needs may be. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
Paul R Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Note: I store my music and video files in the same partitioned space, but I answered for only the size of the music files. I expect that the music and video files will grow significantly in the near future. -Paul Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat DAC. Robert A. Heinlein Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Note: I store my music and video files in the same partitioned space, but I answered for only the size of the music files. I expect that the music and video files will grow significantly in the near future. -Paul Thanks Paul. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
audiventory Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I use storage distributed on several computers. For backup archive used SATA HDD via USB-docstation. AuI ConverteR 48x44 - HD audio converter/optimizer for DAC of high resolution files ISO, DSF, DFF (1-bit/D64/128/256/512/1024), wav, flac, aiff, alac, safe CD ripper to PCM/DSF, Seamless Album Conversion, AIFF, WAV, FLAC, DSF metadata editor, Mac & WindowsOffline conversion save energy and nature Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I'm researching a couple really neat music storage options and would like to know how much drive space people require. Please be honest. The poll is anonymous so nobody will know how large your collection is or how little your storage needs may be. Hi Chris. Do you want backup storage included? Link to comment
Jud Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Even with backup I currently use less than 1TB, but I fully expect that to continue to grow significantly. Beyond new downloads, I haven't ripped even 15% of my CDs. I have two 4TB drives that I use as backups for each other, plus cloud backup. One never knows, do one? - Fats Waller The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. - Einstein Computer, Audirvana -> optical Ethernet to Fitlet3 -> Fibbr Alpha Optical USB -> iFi NEO iDSD DAC -> Apollon Audio 1ET400A Mini (Purifi based) -> Vandersteen 3A Signature. Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Hi Chris. Do you want backup storage included? No just music storage for playback. Thanks. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
Allan F Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 While I use a 2 disc RAID array on a NAS, I only counted the size of the music library once. "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
mav52 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 No just music storage for playback. Thanks. Darn it, I hit 2-3 when it should be 1-2. I was thinking storage in total. The Truth Is Out There Link to comment
Kal Rubinson Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I said 4Tb because I have slightly more than that in music files at the moment. However, it takes a lot more storage to have RAID and duplicate/back-up. Kal Rubinson Senior Contributing Editor, Stereophile Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Thanks for the clarifications guys. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
gstanley75 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I have 1.6Tb on 8Tb Western Digital Thunderbolt currently 40% of library ripped. Backed up 2x to 4Tb western Digital Firewire. Rotate one drive to off site. Link to comment
wwaldmanfan Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I voted 1-2 TB as the working files for my music library are on a 2TB FireWire raid connected to my desktop computer. It is 2/3 redbook rips and the rest hi-res downloads: 1200+ albums (approx. 900gb, plus room for more). The attached cover art adds another 50gb. Files are then duplicated to a 7200rpm 1TB FW drive attached to my playback Mac. Another 1TB FW drive is stored in my fire-resistant safe as a safety backup. I maintain a 4th copy on another 1TB drive to be stored off-site, but haven't decided where yet. Link to comment
jhwalker Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Interesting - so of the 60 responses, 60% require over 1TB, with a significant plurality requiring over 4TB. So I would think the answer is clearly "the more, the better" John Walker - IT Executive Headphone - SonicTransporter i9 running Roon Server > Netgear Orbi > Blue Jeans Cable Ethernet > mRendu Roon endpoint > Topping D90 > Topping A90d > Dan Clark Expanse / HiFiMan H6SE v2 / HiFiman Arya Stealth Home Theater / Music -SonicTransporter i9 running Roon Server > Netgear Orbi > Blue Jeans Cable HDMI > Denon X3700h > Anthem Amp for front channels > Revel F208-based 5.2.4 Atmos speaker system Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 JRiver tells me that I'm using 601 GB, 2091 albums. FLAC files, 95% Redbook. 3TB WD Red as a storage drive. Link to comment
InfernoSTi Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 300 MB Redbook 650 MB High Resolution 350 MB DSD 325 MB "Duplicate Album Archive" (I don't delete older versions, I keep them in a curated archive for comparison purposes) _______ 1.625 TB Total "playback" size (current). Add to that triple redundant backup (two on-site, one rotated off-site). The backup was not included in the 1-2 TB vote cast. I suspect I will be over 2 TB in a year... Best, John Positive emotions enhance our musical experiences. Synology DS213+ NAS -> Auralic Vega w/Linear Power Supply -> Auralic Vega DAC (Symposium Jr rollerball isolation) -> XLR -> Auralic Taurus Pre -> XLR -> Pass Labs XA-30.5 power amplifier (on 4" maple and 4 Stillpoints) -> Hawthorne Audio Reference K2 Speakers in MTM configuration (Symposium Jr HD rollerball isolation) and Hawthorne Audio Bass Augmentation Baffles (Symposium Jr rollerball isolation) -> Bi-amped w/ two Rythmic OB plate amps) -> Extensive Room Treatments (x2 SRL Acoustics Prime 37 diffusion plus key absorption and extensive bass trapping) and Pi Audio Uberbuss' for the front end and amplification Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 300 MB Redbook650 MB High Resolution 350 MB DSD 325 MB "Duplicate Album Archive" (I don't delete older versions, I keep them in a curated archive for comparison purposes) _______ 1.625 TB Total "playback" size (current). Add to that triple redundant backup (two on-site, one rotated off-site). The backup was not included in the 1-2 TB vote cast. I suspect I will be over 2 TB in a year... Best, John Thanks for the breakdown. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
PewterTA Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I've got 4.6TB currently, there are duplicates of albums in there (different versions but the same album). So if I kept only one copy of things, I'd probably be right around 3TB I would think. Most of the space comes from Hi-Res, Vinyl and SACD Rips, which everything is lossless Flac, so I don't compress them down to make them more portable. The other part of the space would be CD Rips which are all (well about 95%) in Flac. Link to comment
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