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Hard disk for Music Server

I am building a PC as a Music Server.  Looking for help to pick hard disks.
Planning get 10 GB.

I am trying to get the best drives.....
Should I have say three 4 TB drives rather than one 10 TB?
How much capacity can one fill before it impacts performance? 70 %
Disk speed 5400 or 7200 rpm?
Brand of disk - HGST Ultrastar, WD Red, or WD Gold?

Thank you.
dcaudio

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gnatster
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If you go with the  WD Red watch the model number. There was some recent controversy about the labeling and the storage method. See  https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/06/western-digital-adds-red-plus-branding-for-non-smr-hard-drives/ 

Using 4 of the Red WD40EFRX 4TB in a RAID 5 configuration in my NAS with no issues. 
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