Auralic mini internal or external drive?

afterburnt
afterburnt Posts: 7,892
in Going Digital
Anyone done an eval to see which sounds better? I have mine internal but some say that puts the noise inside. ;) sorry seizure again
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,935
    It puts the SSD inside the enclosure or it gets the NOISE AGAIN.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    First Buffalo Bob go around the outside
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    getting a little picky now aren't we? :D
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    @steveinaz figured I'd ask before I start tearing stuff apart looking for that last piece of audio nirvana
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    I stuck a SSD drive in my from the very start so can't compare and I don't want to take it out to compare! I'm happy and you should be Too Bruce :p
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    @voltz I am happy see? :#

    Just wondering about it.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2018
    I have always ran an external usb HDD, and have never noticed any background noise, or other "ill effects". I like the external Western Digital HDD's because they are mechanically very quiet and they power up/down automatically upon sensing a signal. Reliability? I have a 500GB WD "My Book" that's been running well over 7 years.
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,261
    When you run an external usb hard drive, is it best to use one that is powered by an AC cord or one that is powered by the usb? Or does it not matter?
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    Depends on what the usb jack that you're going to use is capable of, power-wise. Probably best to get a ext hdd with it's own power supply. I like WD "MY Book" for this reason.
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