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Has anyone infact had data loss due to subwoofer in bottom of cabinet?

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Akuma:

Hey everyone!

I'd like to ask something which is really important to me. I haven't have as much space as I thought I have and this makes me think about where to place what. Especially the combination of a subwoofer and the hdd gives me some headache!

I've read enough about the topic here but everything I found  was only theoretical. So I'd like to ask if infact someone ever had any problems with his hdd when putting a subwoofer in the bottom of the cabinet.

What is a good shielding for the hdd?

Alex

Green Giant:

The internal shielding on HDD's is really good.  I wouldn't really give it a second though unless for some strange reason you want to mount your hdd directly onto your sub.  I think most people just stick the sub in the bottom with the computer, thats what I did.

dstone:

My sister set her laptop on my sub, it did quite a job at corrupting the data (unshielded sub). Although, I figure as long as a reasonable distance between the sub and the hard drive is kept, I don't think there would be any problems.

metahacker:

i would imagine if you are using a computer sub you shouldnt worry too much.  i would think they are shielded or using a bucking magnet.

i regular sub in a small box....with a hdd in very close proximity i would worry.  i dont think i would worry very much if it wasnt sitting RIGHT on top of it.....

now with that laptop story...i would have to think that laptop hdds are not shielded as well as regular hdds. 

bottom line, use common sense.  regular home/car audio sub + hdd in close proximity = potential danger.  but you shouldnt need to be too paranoid about it, just keep your hdd away from it.  it wont hurt to have the sub 'in the general vicinity', just avoid close proximity.  mount your hdd up high.


Akuma:

Guess I'll give it a try when the cab is ready for hardware installation - which might be next weekend (hopefully!) : )

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