State of your CD collection pole?

YellowSnow

alumni94

Sold them all

I went digital. I know that most likely hurts the audiophiles ears on here, but it's working out for me.
When I lived in Seattle there was a guy that lived down the block. He would open up his basement for a weekend every few months. Huge collector of vinyl, CDs and DVDs. I sold him my collection when I moved to digital. My Digital collection is now 58,937 items (511.39 GBs). Just too much to keep on the shelf.

1to392831weretaken

Gave them away

Janet Reno: Threw them all away.

YellowSnow

CDs in original jewel cases proudly displayed

alumni94 said:

I went digital. I know that most likely hurts the audiophiles ears on here, but it's working out for me.
When I lived in Seattle there was a guy that lived down the block. He would open up his basement for a weekend every few months. Huge collector of vinyl, CDs and DVDs. I sold him my collection when I moved to digital. My Digital collection is now 58,937 items (511.39 GBs). Just too much to keep on the shelf.

CD is digital. Lulz.

Swaye

Binders full of CD (jewel cases long gone)

Ive got some of those old black binders in a box somewhere collecting dust.

LebamDawg

Gave them away

actually mine is a combo

I have a few CDs still and buy at Half Price Books prior to shutdown.

Gave away a bunch but have them all on a puter. If I look in some storage boxes I might have more.

Lost LPs in a divorce long time ago

Fishpo31

Binders full of CD (jewel cases long gone)

My jewel cases lasted until our last move. I lost count of the number o'discs, but I've got 5 big binders, and a couple of little ones for road trips.

edit: I will still run across a couple when I'm digging thru a box looking for something else, and found one under my car seat about a month ago.

IPukeOregonGrellow

Sitting in a 300 disc CD changer I thought I'd always own...in the attic of my trailer.

YellowSnow

CDs in original jewel cases proudly displayed

Swaye said:

Ive got some of those old black binders in a box somewhere collecting dust.

For years I had them in binders, but always saved the jewel cases (much to the consternation of Mrs Snow). Alas,my new house in White Wakanda came with some cool built ins where I could display them in all their glory. This is 1/2 of it.

alumni94

Sold them all

YellowSnow said:

alumni94 said:

I went digital. I know that most likely hurts the audiophiles ears on here, but it's working out for me.
When I lived in Seattle there was a guy that lived down the block. He would open up his basement for a weekend every few months. Huge collector of vinyl, CDs and DVDs. I sold him my collection when I moved to digital. My Digital collection is now 58,937 items (511.39 GBs). Just too much to keep on the shelf.

CD is digital. Lulz.

sure.gif

mp3 then.

YellowSnow

CDs in original jewel cases proudly displayed

alumni94 said:

YellowSnow said:

alumni94 said:

I went digital. I know that most likely hurts the audiophiles ears on here, but it's working out for me.
When I lived in Seattle there was a guy that lived down the block. He would open up his basement for a weekend every few months. Huge collector of vinyl, CDs and DVDs. I sold him my collection when I moved to digital. My Digital collection is now 58,937 items (511.39 GBs). Just too much to keep on the shelf.

CD is digital. Lulz.

sure.gif

mp3 then.

If money was no object, I would love to have a high end DAC / Music streamer chock block full of higher res (than CD) digital files. But to download those is expensive. Usually $20.00 to $24.00 per album.

Most of my serious listening is still analogue, but I find myself having to use the CD player a lot whenever the kids are around in the living room. Vinyl and small kids don't pair well. My CD player has a good DAC and USB input but Spotify still sounds like shit through it. So I rarely stream anything on my stereo.

Doog_de_Jour

Gave them away

I do still have some custom mix CDs that friends or former suitors made, but since getting my new car I no longer have a way to play them. 😅

Younger poasters - do people make custom mixes anymore? Or do you just send people links to Spotify playlists?

YellowSnow

CDs in original jewel cases proudly displayed

Doog_de_Jour said:

I do still have some custom mix CDs that friends or former suitors made, but since getting my new car I no longer have a way to play them. 😅

Younger poasters - do people make custom mixes anymore? Or do you just send people links to Spotify playlists?

I helped DDY make a mixed tape for the Rose Bowl.

1to392831weretaken

Gave them away

Doog_de_Jour said:

I do still have some custom mix CDs that friends or former suitors made, but since getting my new car I no longer have a way to play them. 😅

Younger poasters - do people make custom mixes anymore? Or do you just send people links to Spotify playlists?

I'm an in-my-forties looser, but I put mixes on thumb drives for both vehicles.

huskyhooligan

Binders full of CD (jewel cases long gone)

I pulled all the sleeves and disposed of the cases.

Purple_Pills

YellowSnow said:

Other. Tucked away in dark drawers in jewel case. Be careful, CDs are not a great long term data storage. But keeping the discs justify your legal use of a ripped digital collection.

BleachedAnusDawg

Binders full of CD (jewel cases long gone)

The YouTube music app has convinced me to continue buying CD's. Fuck Google.

IceManLikeGervin

CDs in original jewel cases proudly displayed

My CDs are all in shoeboxes right now...

Joey

CDs in original jewel cases proudly displayed

They are safely in storage. About 2000 of them. I’ll never sell. Also, if it’s one of my top bands I will buy their album instead of download it. I still respect the art form of it

DerekJohnson

Gave them away

I still have jazz CDs that belonged to @CFetters_Nacho_Lover's father-in-law, and some business and marketing CDs. Other than that, I gave them all away.

Swaye

Binders full of CD (jewel cases long gone)

YellowSnow said:

Swaye said:

Ive got some of those old black binders in a box somewhere collecting dust.

For years I had them in binders, but always saved the jewel cases (much to the consternation of Mrs Snow). Alas,my new house in White Wakanda came with some cool built ins where I could display them in all their glory. This is 1/2 of it.

When you say you are an audiophile, you aren't kidding. For those of us fortunate enough to be founding members of the John Donovan Fan Club, we get to to see the audio chinsanity on a weekly basis.