OP speaking ... thanks to all who replied and put in their 2 cents. I tend to agree with the last poster that the less extra stuff you ask the new SBT to do, like powering an external USB hard drive the less likely it is to introduce noise and jitter that can impact sound quality. Of course we have no way to prove this now but over the past few years I`ve heard what were identical lossless files being played through various setups; most of these with standalone DACS; Sonos, Apple Mini, Dell Computer with fancy sound card, SqueezeBox, etc. They all had their own unique sound signatures. Some of these sessions we just changed out the Dell with the Apple. Different sound. So the only conclusion I came up with is noise/jitter and what contributes to it is the electronic characteristic in each of these (ie. Apple vs. Dell) and the power management within these. Just a theory - but that`s what first got me to post this thread. As the last poster said it may be bit neurotic but I think I`ll go with the externally powered USB drive for my new SBT.
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