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Primer on SSD and internal hard drives

I recently acquired a streamer /DAC that supports an SSD or internal hard drive.  This is new turf for me and wonder if I could get some basic guidance.  Please pardon my complete ignorance on this topic.

So what is the difference between an internal hard drive and an SSD?  Is one preferable?

The manual suggests using either a 3,5" or 2,5" drive. Does size matter ? ( no pun intended)

Are there sonic differences in the different available brands?  

Again, pardon my lack of knowledge on this topic and thanks for your help.

Mike

 

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If your streamer has a buffer in it, there won’t be any noticeable difference. If your streamer doesn’t have a buffer, then definitely get the SSD. But most likely your streamer has 4 gig of memory and you’ll be fine with either. Oh, one more reason to use SSD memory it the chance of it dying is very small so losing your library is very small.

All the best.

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