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Re: What did you do with your CD collection?

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I had 2 boxes full of CDs and gave them to the local hospice shop.
I've since found another box full up in the attic and will be doing the same with those.

About 150-200 CDs in total, mostly 2+ disc albums. Goodness knows what they cost in total.

I'm not an audiophile by any means, so the quality of streaming is fine for me.

I've cleared out the DVD cabinet during lockdown and have 2 boxes full.
I'm less inclined to give those up just yet. Not sure why as alot of it is available via Sky/Amazon/Disney+ etc :?
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I’ve 300+ CD’s; 200+ vinyl; and recently re-discovered two drawers full of cassettes.

No idea what to do with them although I’m so glad I’ve kept the vinyl. I now only play (and buy) vinyl and Spotify, although occasionally will play a CD that I can’t find on my server. I’m of the opinion that they don’t take up that much space and they’re still a high quality recorded format. Basically, a sunk cost so they’ll stay for the time being.

However, I’ve heard recently that there’s a burgeoning hipster market for cassettes so I’m primed :thumbup:
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I've a stack of VHS tapes still. I expect they'll be worth a packet one day, fingers crossed. :thumbup:
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I listen to mine.
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Interesting post! It prompted me to reconnect my CD player, sort through all my CDs, and pull a big selection out to listen to.

I’ve been toying with buying a quality turntable, but have been hesitant because I question how much I’d actually listen to it.

I think maybe the CD player might be a nice baby step - if I can’t be bothered to pop in a CD or two for a purposeful music listening session, I probably wouldn’t do it with a vinyl record either.

At the moment, I’m revisiting some jazz CDs I had forgotten I have.

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All my CDs, newly sorted and going into storage
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CD player into powered speakers with a selection of CDs I’m most likely to listen to.
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Re: What did you do with your CD collection?

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H0rati0 wrote:In theory ripping is illegal - though I believe you are allowed to keep a backup. But in any case, you are supposed to keep the original CD as ripping does not transfer the usage rights granted by the copyright holder.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/3 ... ns-new-law

Sorry to rain on the parade :oops:
That is my take too :thumbup: - I got rid of all of the boxes, got some flight cases, and some sleeves that hold the CD and pamphlet together - now 400+ CDs occupy a fraction of the space


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Who gives a monkeys about usage rights etc...? As long as you have paid for the original and it's not a pirate copy then you're not taking anything away from the artist. Just more red tape BS to justify someones existence and give the do gooders of this world something to preach about. Anyway, back to the original question from Richard, mine are all in plastic boxes at the back of the shed. I can't quite bring myself to get rid of them yet. I've kept my vinyl and CD's but, for some reason, got rid of all my cassette tapes along with VHS tapes long ago - a decision I do regret at times as I had some stuff on both that I just can't get hold of these days. Oh well, we live and learn hey.
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same boat here. Have over a 1000 in a big cd cabinet and almost never use them. well not indoors anyway, but might get a go in the car. Even my minimac which has the vast majority burnt into iTunes hasn't been fired up for many a month. Have tended to use spotify premium for many years for most of my needs but like others I couldn't bring myself to throw the cds away and after looking into the various services like music magpie etc for dvd's also have realised they are worth bugger all anyway!
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Big plastic boxes in the loft... All ripped to NAS storage with Raspberry Pi as a PLEX media server... playing via SONOS...

Anything I haven't got just gets streamed through spotify premium paid for by Vodafone as part of my mobile contract.
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Mine were all shipped out to Thailand and have been added to since, thanks for your interest! :D

I brought a selection of my old vinyl stuff as well although as yet, have nothing to play them on. :(
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I got rid of CD cases years back and keep my CDs with the sleeve in a folder. We’re only talking about around 100 CDs. I recently bought a DAB radio / CD player, and there are a number of these around now, at various price points. I thought it would reinvigorate my CD collection, but since it has Bluetooth and I have Spotify on my phone I now own a world of music. I’m loving exploring through music again - first time for a long time :thumbup:
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Funnily enough I went through the exact same thought process a week or so back, as my son wanted to sell some of his games.
Downloaded the MusicMagpie app, sat there and scanned several hundred CD's and probably around 50% were 'worth' sub 50p. The remaining lot, they didn't even want! Not sure if that says something about Music Magpie or more likely it says something about some of the slightly more obscure albums I had. What's wrong with a bit of Ali Fakatoure, Matisyahu or Kruder and Dorfmeister I ask you!?

Anyways, aside from around 10 CD's which were worth a few quid each, I put the lot back in their boxes and back in the loft, where they'll stay for the forseeable.
If I was was offered a decent amount of money, I would probably get rid - but don't want to just give them away for peanuts. A lot of memories in that lot. I guess I'll have to dig out my old stereo/amp and go through them one day. Just need a bit of time to do that when not much else is going on... :-k
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Re: What did you do with your CD collection?

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I know I should stop, but I keep buying new ones anyway...
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PavG wrote: Mon May 04, 2020 4:19 pm I know I should stop, but I keep buying new ones anyway...
There's just too much good stuff being released, and I still enjoy holding something in my hand. I’m ripping my CDs, even new ones, which I then listen through USB on my system, but I still want the physical discs. And I know some of my CDs will be worth a small fortune as not not even Amazon sell them anymore. So we're of a dying breed of collectors.
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manicm wrote: Mon May 04, 2020 7:30 pm
PavG wrote: Mon May 04, 2020 4:19 pm I know I should stop, but I keep buying new ones anyway...
There's just too much good stuff being released, and I still enjoy holding something in my hand. I’m ripping my CDs, even new ones, which I then listen through USB on my system, but I still want the physical discs. And I know some of my CDs will be worth a small fortune as not not even Amazon sell them anymore. So we're of a dying breed of collectors.
Yes, I do like the physical item too. I do listen to them all the time too, so it's kind of justified, that's what I keep telling myself :-)
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