Got a Loaded HD2500
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Picked up a Seagate FreeAgent GO 500GB from Staples. They have it on sale for $99 down from $130 I think, and you get a free Docking Station for your desk. I actually bought another docking station for $10 so I can leave the USB wire hooked up to the HD2500 when I close up the case for the night.
Here is a link to the sale
For some reason the $10 off coupon code isn't working online. I just went into my local Staples and bought it there.
The reason why I picked out this HDD from the others is that it uses a Notebook hard drive, and you can power it straight from the HD2500 itself or a powered USB hub. No need for power cable and wall wart hogging space on the power strip.
This is actually the drive I use as well. Haven't hooked it up to the 2500 yet - didn't think it would read since I have it formatted as NTFS..
Have you tried?
But WOW! They have 750gig ones now!!!!
Let me get this straight....a powered USB hub will spin certain external drives? Wow....that's cool, but you still have a power cord. But the Denon unit can power it if plugged directly? Also good.
I use a USB keyboard so I have to use a hub to be able to also use my thumb drive.
I use a USB keyboard so I have to use a hub to be able to also use my thumb drive.
The Denon HD2500 reads FAT32 partitions only, which is actually a good thing because its a universal format between Windows and Mac OSX.
The 750 gig version comes with firewire and USB. If you use USB 1.1 you will need the added power adapter because it won't supply the power over the USB cable.
Its mostly found on portable hard drives. So it makes setup simpler because you don't always have access to power.
Now with that you are going to be using a smaller 2.5" or 'Notebook' drive. The con to that is hard drive space is limited. And 500 gigs seems to be the max right now (aside from the 750gig seagate)
It makes it simpler with the USB hub because you can leave that plugged in and connect everything to it. You don't need separate power supplies for each HDD.
I actually mounted a 7 port powered USB Hub inside my main case with velcro this way it is held in place, but can be removed if needed.
We also bought a roll up light up keyboard to use with the HD2500. It gets powered through the hub and can be rolled up and placed inside the case as well.
I'd say about half are at 256k the most popular often played tunes are 320k. The ones that I rarely play are at 160k
I gotta tell ya, I don't hear any difference (maybe my years of DJing are taking it's toll on my hearing?)
Typically the main difference is going to be on the extreme lows and extreme highs.
After about 256k and below the low end begins to roll off because its the least audible, and same thing with the highs. I typically listen to music through my Stereo Monitors, and I can easily tell the difference between the two. One it just sounds like music the other has an audible deepness to the track.
A good middle ground is VBR or Variable Bit Rate It typically stays around 192 - 256 kbps but will change if the lows or highs need it, or if it is a complex chorus.
I just bought mine and haven't started working on it yet.
A quick question: Can you take a thumb drive of song files and connect it to your hub (that's connected to the 2500) and play the files?
Or do you have to run the thumb drive through the Music Manager?
A quick question: Can you take a thumb drive of song files and connect it to your hub (that's connected to the 2500) and play the files?
Or do you have to run the thumb drive through the Music Manager?
The answer about the thumb drive-----YES!!
It works fine, but use a powered hub.
Using an external hard drive has a great benefit in that you can update your music, create play lists for specific events etc without bringing your rack inside your house. I use 2 One terrabyte drives for my music. One is a back up drive which is a mirror of my actual drive. This way, all I carry inmto my house after a gig are the two drives.
It works fine, but use a powered hub.
Using an external hard drive has a great benefit in that you can update your music, create play lists for specific events etc without bringing your rack inside your house. I use 2 One terrabyte drives for my music. One is a back up drive which is a mirror of my actual drive. This way, all I carry inmto my house after a gig are the two drives.
When you formatted those drives did you use NTFS or FAT32... on their forums they say that it is best to use FAT32 for the purpose of setting cues and other things. What did you do?
The Drives MUST be formatted FAT 32.
Denon has actually provided a Utility to format your drives.
Denon has actually provided a Utility to format your drives.
M3U Playlists with Denon 2500 on External drive
Can the 2500 play M3U Playlists directly or must you use the media manager to convert or copy them to the database?
I have a directory on the drive called playlists containing existing working playlists created by Mediamonkey.
I read where there is an "Import" function in MM that allows you to bring the M3U file into the Denon.. will have to check that out.
Can the 2500 play M3U Playlists directly or must you use the media manager to convert or copy them to the database?
I have a directory on the drive called playlists containing existing working playlists created by Mediamonkey.
I read where there is an "Import" function in MM that allows you to bring the M3U file into the Denon.. will have to check that out.
I really don't know. But Denon has an excellent info forum, monitored religiously.
http://www.denondjforums.com/
http://www.denondjforums.com/
All I've been doing with my USB flash drive is just put folders on there
Rock
Pop
Hip/hop
Country
etc.
These same folders are also on my laptop. I use Allway Sync move the files from my desktop to my thumbdrive.
Plug the thumb drive into the denon and create DB right on board.
Seems to work good. I have about 1200 songs I normally play and use the 2500 right now as a backup...
Rock
Pop
Hip/hop
Country
etc.
These same folders are also on my laptop. I use Allway Sync move the files from my desktop to my thumbdrive.
Plug the thumb drive into the denon and create DB right on board.
Seems to work good. I have about 1200 songs I normally play and use the 2500 right now as a backup...
Jeremiah,
Will the 2500 recognize any size thumb drive?
I have (3) 16gb thumb drives that I'm thinking of using first just for backup and backup of the formal dances/requests specific to the client I'm playing for that evening.
Thanks everyone for commenting on this thread. I'm feeling excited about using it now.
Will the 2500 recognize any size thumb drive?
I have (3) 16gb thumb drives that I'm thinking of using first just for backup and backup of the formal dances/requests specific to the client I'm playing for that evening.
Thanks everyone for commenting on this thread. I'm feeling excited about using it now.
You shouldn't have a problem using them. But they may need to be formatted into FAT32. I am actually pretty certain they do.
I checked into this and their is an "Import" function in MM but it creates duplicates songs on your drive with conventional M3U files that have the "Location" of the file shown.
I referred this to DENON but they really have not fully addressed it yet.
Editing out the file location(s) may work but seems tedious.
As long as your run the thumb drives through MM and create a DB for them (before you leave the house), you should be fine.
Im wondering as I continue to see this thread Rob as to where you got your HD2500 since it is loaded the thought keeps ocurring to me that you must have bought it from Rick since its LOADED!!