If I put a speaker close to the tower would that be bad for the HDD's ?

[Wolf11]

I'm going to get new desk soon and was thinking of putting my tower on the desk and it would be close to one my speakers on the left about 3-6'' inches (or more not sure yet) away from the HDD's that are in the tower. My speaker setup is just a simple 2.0, they are the Creative Inspire T10 10 Watts RMS 2.0 Speaker System they pack a pretty good punch when I turn up the volume. I wanted to ask first here if because of the bass and the vibes it will create could negatively impact my HDD's when it's reading and writing . I've not bought the desk yet waiting to see what kind of responses I'll get and I'm not sure what the distances yet. thanks

 

[mimart7]

None whatsoever. I have a pair of KRK Rockit 5's right by my computer, and it has zero affect. I do crank up my music at times, and these speakers pack quite a punch. There are plenty of people who have HTPC's with mechanical hard drivers for storage, with high end audio systems

 

[BobbyBubblehead]

I doubt that even a stronger field from a neodymium magnets in speaker drivers could interact with the electromagnetic nightmare that is a computer.

hard drives are metal clad beasts designed to work in less than ideal environments.
plus their often shielded in casework.

I put my phone on my neodymium magnet speakers... to try out the spirit level app as I couldn't find my boat level at the time. it claimed it could wreck the phone. it sent my xperia z mental placed on top of the speaker but it was way short of phone destruction as possibly claimed.

magnetic fields are little concern with modern equipment on the whole... since the days of crt monitors are over I doubt speaker companies even consider magnetic shielding.

if your talking high end music with no budget restriction then ssd is the only way to go... if you have a custom dc power supply on a pc, dedicated output card and mf shielding that is.

I foreclose and decline to back up statements... just the heads up from mission critical companies who wont appear to defend claims (because they don't feel the need) asked before

 

[mimart7]

I doubt that even a stronger field from a neodymium magnets in speaker drivers could interact with the electromagnetic nightmare that is a computer.

hard drives are metal clad beasts designed to work in less than ideal environments.
plus their often shielded in casework.

I put my phone on my neodymium magnet speakers... to try out the spirit level app as I couldn't find my boat level at the time. it claimed it could wreck the phone. it sent my xperia z mental placed on top of the speaker but it was way short of phone destruction as possibly claimed.

magnetic fields are little concern with modern equipment on the whole... since the days of crt monitors are over I doubt speaker companies even consider magnetic shielding.

if your talking high end music with no budget restriction then ssd is the only way to go... if you have a custom dc power supply on a pc, dedicated output card and mf shielding that is.

I foreclose and decline to back up statements... just the heads up from mission critical companies who wont appear to defend claims (because they don't feel the need) asked before

Websites like this make me cry, http://app.audiogon.com/

 

[BobbyBubblehead]

Websites like this make me cry, http://app.audiogon.com/

25 years experience tells me that none of it is relevant unless you have a system in that top tier of performance.


also improvements as a whole work in mass not individually.

e.g. you change one low field interconnect nothing much happens... if you change the majority you gain that few percent.

to be honest its seems little to do with what's on an original recording than more what the end user expects from the experience.

some systems are no thrills no gloss over as it is reproduction.... others are hyped over enthusiastic embellishments on original material.

I used to crave detail... now I refer the understated tidy facts of a recording as opposed to some over analytical review.

to me the holy grail is a informative mid range more than dynamic extremes.


eddie currents that lead to exaggerated highs and lows don't fool me.

in audio matter of fact performance impresses more than hype.

 

[BobbyBubblehead]

25 years experience tells me that none of it is relevant unless you have a system in that top tier of performance.


also improvements as a whole work in mass not individually.

e.g. you change one low field interconnect nothing much happens... if you change the majority you gain that few percent.

to be honest its seems little to do with what's on an original recording than more what the end user expects from the experience.

some systems are no thrills no gloss over as it is reproduction.... others are hyped over enthusiastic embellishments on original material.

I used to crave detail... now I refer the understated tidy facts of a recording as opposed to some over analytical review.

to me the holy grail is a informative mid range more than dynamic extremes.


eddie currents that lead to exaggerated highs and lows don't fool me.

in audio matter of fact performance impresses more than hype.

edit: the audio industry has to develop new toys every two years where in fact science makes break through conformations more in terms of decades apart.

capitalism, decadence and hype keep the scene alive with speculations.

 

[nstgc]

I wouldn't put a drive right on top of massive wolfer, but inside a case it should be safe.

 

[Wolf11]

None whatsoever. I have a pair of KRK Rockit 5's right by my computer, and it has zero affect. I do crank up my music at times, and these speakers pack quite a punch. There are plenty of people who have HTPC's with mechanical hard drivers for storage, with high end audio systems

Ok, but on same desk surface ? Ok probably got nothing to worry about magnetic interference. But what about some bass affecting the HDD head reading & writing to platters ?

 

[BobbyBubblehead]

Ok, but on same desk surface ? Ok probably got nothing to worry about magnetic interference. But what about some bass affecting the HDD head reading & writing to platters ?

0.5G of vibration shock while in use. If you happen to find some dubstep that resonates at the drives frequency.... Then well it may fail in about four years. Lol

Modern vehicles sometimes have hard drives in them now. To give some indication of how durable they are.

What about enough shock to bring the heads in contact with the disks? Yes it can happen and their designed to cope with it.

In short you have no reason to concern about your setup scenario