Can a subwoofer damage an external hdd?

[Danny Futuro]

I'm curious about this. Would a strong subwoofer be able to destroy a hard drive simply by vibrating the living crap out of it? I have a couple of LaCies in my bedroom studio, along with a 10" KRK RP10S sub, and I often raise the volume quite a bit with it. Am I setting myself up for a data-disaster?

 

[LeviG]

if the beat is enough yes it could, it would be like giving it a hard knock when its in use (theres quite a large tolerance when its not though).

Depending on where the sub is in context to the hard drive there could also be issues due to the magnet if the sub isn't shielded etc.

 

[Shoesy]

I always worry about the strong magnets in good speakers ripping my data apart- being a child of the eighties, I had a few zx spectrum data cassettes go this way!

I think I'm just a paranoid tho

 

[lil'homunculus]

just because you're paranoid doesn't mean everyone isn't out to get you...