SSD: not necessary, but no moving parts.
> On 7 Sep 2020, at 15:14, garym <garym.9ou0kn (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com> wrote:
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> if the only issue you have is running out of storage space on the Mac,
> just buy a USB HDD of appropriate size, copy all your music to it, and
> attach it to your Mac. Your music files don't need to be on an SSD
> drive. Regular USB portable (self powered) spinning drive is fine. The
> value of the SSD drive is for LMS core activities (cache, etc.), and not
> in the loading up of your music files.
>
> p.s. I'm also a fan of the rPi approach and have several setups using
> rPi4B and attached 4TB USB drive.
>
>
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> *Home:* VBA 4TB (2.5) -or- rPi4B/pCP6.1/4TB>LMS 7.9.3>Transporter,
> Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet)
> *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.4) -or- rPi4B/pCP6.1/4TB>LMS 7.9.1>Touch>Benchmark
> DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (ethernet, Radio WIFI)
> *Office:* Win10(64)>LMS 7.9.3>Squeezelite
> *The Wild: *rPi3B+/pCP4.0, hifiberry Dac+Pro, 4TB USB (LMS &
> Squeezelite)
> *Controllers:* iPhone11 & iPadAir2 (iPeng), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay
> 7.8 on Win10(64)
> *Files:* ripping: dbpa > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes;
> Streaming: Spotify
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> On 7 Sep 2020, at 15:14, garym <garym.9ou0kn (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com> wrote:
>
>
> if the only issue you have is running out of storage space on the Mac,
> just buy a USB HDD of appropriate size, copy all your music to it, and
> attach it to your Mac. Your music files don't need to be on an SSD
> drive. Regular USB portable (self powered) spinning drive is fine. The
> value of the SSD drive is for LMS core activities (cache, etc.), and not
> in the loading up of your music files.
>
> p.s. I'm also a fan of the rPi approach and have several setups using
> rPi4B and attached 4TB USB drive.
>
>
>
> *Home:* VBA 4TB (2.5) -or- rPi4B/pCP6.1/4TB>LMS 7.9.3>Transporter,
> Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet)
> *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.4) -or- rPi4B/pCP6.1/4TB>LMS 7.9.1>Touch>Benchmark
> DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (ethernet, Radio WIFI)
> *Office:* Win10(64)>LMS 7.9.3>Squeezelite
> *The Wild: *rPi3B+/pCP4.0, hifiberry Dac+Pro, 4TB USB (LMS &
> Squeezelite)
> *Controllers:* iPhone11 & iPadAir2 (iPeng), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay
> 7.8 on Win10(64)
> *Files:* ripping: dbpa > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes;
> Streaming: Spotify
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