I'm running 2 Seagate USB drives, one is 1.5 Tb (main) and the other 2 Tb (backup). Total cost: about $300 or so.
They are in a small 12X12 room with my other equipment ( I need to post some updated pictures), attached to my laptop running Windows Media Server (with sharing enabled for remote access from Roku network players, one on my main system in the same room, and one on my other system upstairs).
They are not perfectly quiet but quiet enough to not be an issue during listening even in those tight quarters.
These drives were painless to set up, have been 100% reliable, and the scheduled back-up software included also works like a charm with very simple setup.
Highly recommended for an effective and painless experience overall.
I currently have the 1.5 Tb main drive about 1/4 to 1/3 full with several hundred Cds (about 75% of my collection) ripped in .wav lossless format (over 9000 individual tracks) so far.
My most common listening scenario these days is to listen to cuts from my collection available off the server in random play mode with the Rokus. What a great way to discover and rediscover perhaps otherwise hidden or forgotten gems in ones music collection!
They are in a small 12X12 room with my other equipment ( I need to post some updated pictures), attached to my laptop running Windows Media Server (with sharing enabled for remote access from Roku network players, one on my main system in the same room, and one on my other system upstairs).
They are not perfectly quiet but quiet enough to not be an issue during listening even in those tight quarters.
These drives were painless to set up, have been 100% reliable, and the scheduled back-up software included also works like a charm with very simple setup.
Highly recommended for an effective and painless experience overall.
I currently have the 1.5 Tb main drive about 1/4 to 1/3 full with several hundred Cds (about 75% of my collection) ripped in .wav lossless format (over 9000 individual tracks) so far.
My most common listening scenario these days is to listen to cuts from my collection available off the server in random play mode with the Rokus. What a great way to discover and rediscover perhaps otherwise hidden or forgotten gems in ones music collection!