I brought all mine in the move, though it's questionable, as I have them all digitized (lossless FLAC - and backed up).
...They hold the cd with the case. Unfortunately, that takes up a lot of room. I’m thinking of separating my disc from the case and just keeping the disc. I’d store them in one of those spindles that blank CDs come packaged in. ...
Ya got me thinking. The only thing I might want is the liner notes. I don't need the disc or case, I've got digital copies of the disc. That would save a lot of space and weight.
Hmmmm, maybe, maybe a scan of the disc if the artwork is interesting?
... I’m also thinking about just getting rid of all of it since I haven’t listened to a physical cd in I don’t know how long. Actually, I don’t even listen to my digital version. I just stream now.
I signed up for a streaming service (Qobuz), however the UI is awful. I like to listen to albums, and it seems much more 'track' oriented. I need many different categories of playlists of albums, not tracks.
And I've got some odd stuff in my collection, and vinyl that was never put on CD. So streaming isn't the total answer for me. But it sure opens up a world of stuff I sort of wanted, but if I bought every CD I sort of wanted, I'd need a warehouse (and a job to pay for them).
We donated over 500 CD's to our local library after we ripped them. We also gave away the big CD player, amp, and speakers (boat anchors)
Technically not legal to rip them and pass on the originals. Not that anyone will track you down, just sayin'. I'm a bit torn on that myself, though I have purchased a couple oddball CDs from thrift shops, so that's just the other end of the deal, I guess.
... We also gave away the big CD player, amp, and speakers (boat anchors)
I won't ever willingly give up the big amp and speakers!
I recently completed a cross-country move which included a few hundred CDs (I like to hang onto this stuff too). I had many medium size packing boxes to fill with all belongings. The weight of CDs en masse mounts up quickly so to distribute this weight I packed a few dozen discs into the bottoms of the first several boxes I packed, filling the majority of each box with lighter items.
Yes, good idea to break up the weight. Movers want to stack everything, and timing wise, the heavy box might go on top. Movers ask that all boxes be filled with something, so they won't crush when stacked.
-ERD50
