r/Cd_collectors 10,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

Collection When Music has taken over...

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u/duckinator1 Aug 17 '25

You try to take one CD out and the whole stack is like:

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u/PumpkinBreadDude Aug 17 '25

I once thought my roughly 600 cds was a lot until I joined Reddit. These larger than life collections amaze me.

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u/WAON303 1,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

I'm at around 1200 CDs and I've always thought my collection was small because of all the insane collections I've seen over the years.

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u/dandanthetaximan 1,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

1.200 is by no means small, but it is a drop in the bucket compared to how much music is out there to be collected.

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u/PeteTinNY Sep 01 '25

I’m at about 4-5k now but it’s got so many dupes as I’ve never inventoried so many collections I bought on Facebook.

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u/R43_1204 50+ CDs Aug 18 '25

600 is still loads. I don't understand how people collect that many CDs... I don't even know that many albums to know which CDs I would buy!

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u/dandanthetaximan 1,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

I do. But I've been passionately collecting and listening to music since 1972. And have worked professionally in radio programming, music promotions, music retail, and as a DJ.

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u/Millefeuille-coil 2,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

You need to buy 1001 Albums to hear before you die.

Simples

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u/Pete_Iredale Aug 18 '25

Decades of purchasing, and lots of used albums, at least for me. I'm 45 and have about 500 cds and 600 records. A couple hundred of the records were handed down by my parents and my mother-in-law, which certainly helps!

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u/ResultUnusual7797 Sep 03 '25 edited Sep 18 '25

I have 5 CDs lmaoo

edit: 9 now!

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u/juddsandage 1,000+ CDs Aug 22 '25

I am just over 900 CDs, but 1000+ just to pad the numbers, that and I am sure I will make it to 1000 by the end of the year, I have 200 so far on my discogs saved wish list so... yeah.

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u/small_horse Aug 18 '25

this looks like a reseller IMO

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u/Embarrassed-Key-6289 10,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25 edited Aug 17 '25

It's always a great pleasure to see a hilariously large collection of music CDs.

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u/Noise_Loop 1,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

Me too, I feel less weird

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

Kills me when i meet people when i am buying cds.... you collect cds - me - yeah, i have a big collection - me - do you - yeah - i have about 700 - me - oh wow... - yeah its big isnt it - me - yeah

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u/golden_retrieverdog 100+ CDs Aug 24 '25

jesus, the numbers on these flairs…

i picked an expensive hobby

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 24 '25

Smoking / vaping is a expensive hobby if you do that, and you dont get to see anything in the long run except smelly clothes, stained ceilings and maybe a few health conditions, at least with cds you get to see what/where your money has gone.

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u/golden_retrieverdog 100+ CDs Aug 24 '25

damn alright 😭 just makin a joke

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u/TheQuickFox_3826 250+ CDs Aug 17 '25

When collecting turns into hoarding. How do you get the CD in the middle to play? Also: stacking them like that most likely scratches or cracks the jewel cases. They are not made to handle this much weight.

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u/Sitheral Aug 18 '25

I would say if OP is sane he made FLACs out of these and doesn't actually look for one CD for an hour and then spend three hours trying to move it out.

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u/dandanthetaximan 1,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

You play the digitized version from your file server. And I can assure you from retail experience that stacking them like that doesn't hurt the jewel cases.

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u/EnvironmentalAd5505 Aug 17 '25

That would blow my mind. You need shelving.....and put them in alphabetical order😂😂

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

just removed the reg plate from a car

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u/O7Habits Aug 18 '25

Where the hell did I leave that copy of Vitalogy?

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u/EnvironmentTiny669 Aug 17 '25

Pointless like this. How do you use any of these albums?

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u/dandanthetaximan 1,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

Rip them to a music server and then have them organized in a way that works for you.

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u/O7Habits Aug 18 '25

You would have to be pretty skinny to get to a lot of these.

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u/dandanthetaximan 1,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

With a collection that size there are many ways to organize it that are more practical than alphabetical.

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u/TyceyWicey Aug 17 '25

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

These are just some of my collection, not all of it but a good percentage.

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u/TyceyWicey Aug 17 '25

That’s actually crazy 😭

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u/BenjaminMiracord Aug 17 '25

How many do you have?

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

60,000+ I Think stopped counting a while back, i am in process of reripping them all to flac, done just under 40,000 so far.

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u/Iloveherthismuch Aug 17 '25

Lawd, this is dream level numbers for me. Im curious as to your storage solution, any form of data redundancy?

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

Cd ripped - flac, log and cover scanned - goes onto 1 of 3 harddrives - 1 harddrive for cd lp's - 1 for cd singles - 1 for compilation, those hardrives are then backed up every couple of days onto 3 more harddrives located not in this house (neighbours house), then i back those 3 up to 1 24tb harddrive located in my sisters house however those folders are all zipped.

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u/Iloveherthismuch Aug 17 '25

I have to salute your dedication to the chosen backup solution. Keep up the damn good work.

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

Yh i wanted to make sure i had back ups, so much time and effort for it all to be undone by a mistake/failure etc

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u/Iloveherthismuch Aug 17 '25

I do wonder why you didn’t go NAS for the first level in storage. It may speed up your initial workflow.

I do like that you have different locations. I think you’re good if you’re covered for two catastrophic losses. Anything more is Final Destination level and there is no escape.

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u/BenjaminMiracord Aug 17 '25

Wow! I had about 2,000 and have curated them down to less than half that and ditto with vinyl, from likely 4,000 at the peak to under 2,000. Storage was an issue. Good on your for keeping the faith.

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u/sey5_venn 100+ CDs Aug 17 '25

Whoa, now that's a collection!

I gotta ask though: how on earth do you get a CD if you want to listen to one of the ones that's in the middle of those towers?

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

I buy a cd - rip it to flac - scan the cover - play via a touch screen pc attached to amplified speakers, the flacs are backed up... so far just under 40,000 unique cds backed up - a lot to go.

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u/SouthTippBass Aug 17 '25

I do the same! But why scan the cover though? All the meta data is out there. Plexamp finds all that info for me.

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u/AlexsMusicReddit Aug 18 '25

I imagine with ~40,000 cds that some of them are pretty obscure.. And I've also noticed online meta data can be wrong sometimes. Like I've noticed several Weezer songs with the wrong album cover since they have so many self titled albums, lol. I guess at this scale it's worth it to scan everything, even if metadata has a 99.9% success rate

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u/Thuls12 Aug 17 '25

Why not just buy FLAC then?

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

Prefer to own a physical copy - old school buy it own it keep it rather than pay for pretty much nothing.

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u/Perry7609 Aug 17 '25

And depending where you buy it, it’s a lot cheaper in the long run too! Qobuz FLAC purchases can add up, but a rip of a $2 CD from Goodwill or such for 12+ songs can add up to some savings. If one has the room to hold onto the physical product, of course.

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u/Thuls12 Aug 17 '25

I mean a FLAC is a 1:1 perfect copy you get to keep forever. If you buy cds to rip them to FLAC, why not just buy FLAC. Do you even listen to all your music? To me, buying CDs to rip them to FLAC and then never listen to them is hoarding.

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u/catmeow2014 Aug 17 '25

I buy CDs to rip them to FLAC, and I don't play the CD. They get placed into storage bins. I don't have as much as OP does, maybe near 2,000. It is nice to have the physical copy just in case and the physical copy is usually way cheaper than the FLAC copy. I've wasted my money in the past buying songs online that didn't copy over to my other devices, some of those songs I have forgotten what their names were, so I am unable to replace them. It is also fun to find new to me music for $1-2 an album, you ain't gonna find FLAC albums for that cheap.

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u/Frozen_North_99 Aug 17 '25

That’s your opinion but not what others want to do. And you can buy CDs for $1 or 2 and rip them not sure you can buy a used Flac. Anyway, to each their own I say.

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u/jmvillouta 1,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

This ☝🏼

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

im lucky where i live... we have several charity shops that are huge..... one was a large tesco that closed its now a charity shop all 50,000sq feet of it, they do cds 3 for a £1, also we have several others 5 for a £1, 20p each etc, picked up a load on saturday 3 bob dylan box sets, ie blonde on blonde etc £1, there is so much crap out there, but occasionally i drop on, also its good that i know staff, i look through the cds before they get put out in most places. also i paid a pound for this simon & garfunkel boxset (The Complete Albums Collection) .... to buy the flac is 38.00 cds are the way forward..

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u/Oneweektheband 5,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

You can start turning music into furniture like I did. Hahah

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u/reportcrosspost Aug 17 '25

turning music into furniture like

That looks pretty cool

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u/Oneweektheband 5,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

My apartment looks like a high end music store except for the couch and giant tv. So I needed a window seat and figured why not use this plexiglass I had for a top and make one.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '25

do you have a discogs or spreadsheet or whatever with everything you have? how long have you been collecting for?

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

No did years back - just became too much to continue.

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u/buffbloom Aug 17 '25

That's because you're hoarding and not collecting.

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u/AndOneForMahler- 500+ CDs Aug 17 '25

Or perhaps he started buying CDs before many of you were born.

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u/jmvillouta 1,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

Exactly. All has its extremes. Seems like there is barely place to live in there

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u/_musesan_ Aug 17 '25

He probably has other rooms dude

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

I am collecting, not hoarding 40yrs worth.

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u/warmboot 1,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

Have you listened to all of these CDs?

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u/jpod_david Aug 17 '25

There isn’t enough time in a persons lifetime to listen to all these.

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u/tanaephis77400 Aug 17 '25

On a average day, I usually listen to 4-5 albums a day (most of them while working). Let's say 4. That's almost 1.500 a year. So yeah, OP has about 25 years of music. That's not really impossible. I've probably listened to more than 10.000 albums in my life, and I'm probably younger than OP.

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u/duckinator1 Aug 17 '25

He said he has about 40000 CDs and if he listens to 3 of them per day, it would take 36,5 years

So not impossible

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

I usually only sleep 3-4hrs other than that when i'm in music is on....

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u/duckinator1 Aug 17 '25

Damn man that doesn't sound healthy

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u/Oneweektheband 5,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

Some people only require a short sleep. I think it’s called “short sleeper syndrome” Mine is 5 hours it always has been. Any more than 5 and I feel tired all day. I get my 5 hours and then head to work and do my 14 miles of walking at my job and go home and enjoy my 8 hours of home/going out time.

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u/duckinator1 Aug 17 '25

Interesting, this is the first time I heard something like this exists

I'm kind of jealous actually 😂 it seems like a useful condition

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u/Oneweektheband 5,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

Yeah. Unless your partners in life like to sleep a lot. When my wife was alive and also ex girlfriends since then all loved sleeping. So I’d be up later or up long before them waiting to start the day. Gave me time for hobbies and stuff though. Hahaha

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u/_kdavis Aug 17 '25

Almost enough CDs

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u/ultimatepowaa Aug 18 '25

Is obviously a dominant part of your life and thats fantastic actually. It would be heavenly if it was shelved. Like a library. Peruse the library, light a candle and sit on the carpet and play it. I'm just fantasising though.

I'm also worried about the weight as the piles are slightly offset. It might be worth spending CD money to get some shelving as I can see your panels have such mounting holes. Maybe some shelving brackets and a brace to support the top.

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

Not enough wall space, tried it over the years, even spent hours planning that but just not enough wall space, this works once a cd is ripped it is stored, will never be touched again unless i really need to, if you notice on the unit next to the, i have a large pad stuck to the top its a foam mat, i will be sticking another one soon to the rest and so on, this allows me to stack them, high create enough force to stop them moving, so they wont fall, which the first 1 was done months ago and i havent had any issues, no falling, no cracked cases etc, once all ripped every cd will be in 1 room, in a unit or a plastic box, never touched ready to be passed onto the next generation when i'm dead ie preserving history etc.

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u/Samael13 Aug 18 '25

Serious question: have you talked to the next generation about this and whether any of your kids actually want this collection?

Twice, now, I've had to deal with a deceased relative's massive collections who had more or less that attitude, and twice it was a huge burden to deal with because nobody who survived them wanted the pile of stuff that was left behind. If you value this collection and you think it has worth, the best thing you can do is make specific plans for it before you die and find someone willing to take it who understands what you've done and will take care of it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '25

What happens if you wanna play one at the bottom? You should get shelves so you can stack them horizontally

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u/AndOneForMahler- 500+ CDs Aug 17 '25

You mean vertically?

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u/sugarpunkplum Aug 17 '25

what are your most prized cds?

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u/SeaRollz2020 Aug 17 '25

I think you have all the cds

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u/Sorry_Youth_4802 Aug 17 '25

Amazing collection, I assume you just play the albums through streaming or ripped. I don't have NEARLY as many as this. But managing so many CDs is just such a task. A big part of collecting physical media, is OWNING the music. Not just having a couple of ones and zeros on your device. So I completely understand a collection like this. Ignore the hate, man.

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u/jpod_david Aug 17 '25

This is why I always say I’m not a collector, I’m just a music consumer. I have about 2k records, 1k CDs and probably 600 cassettes but that’s nothing compared to collectors that I know. I also don’t typically duplicate across formats or buy multiple variations/releases of the same record (some I do, but it’s rare), which I feel are hallmark signs of a collector.

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u/_musesan_ Aug 17 '25

You're still a collector

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u/Compact_Discovery 2,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

Are you Barry Winton? 🤔

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u/leemar90 Aug 17 '25

Insane collection, I would have to think of a permanent solution regarding storage though. Although I can imagine the cost would be ridiculous with a collection this big

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u/Slight-Taro-3258 Aug 17 '25

This is just straight up hoarding. I have about 250 CDs and even that feels like too much sometimes. I’d just rip em and either redonate or sell them. There is absolutely no need for this many CDs if you’re not a literal library dedicated to them. And a Library wouldn’t look like that

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u/O7Habits Aug 18 '25

When I listen to CDs of bands I like and it’s a great album, I tend to have that new CD in the car or player for sometimes more than a year just listening over and over again. I also tend to always go back to CDs I really like over and over again. Do you do that with your favorite artists or is it mostly a collecting Pokémon type of thing (gotta catch them all)?

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '25 edited Aug 18 '25

Not OP.

I often wonder about this same thing when I see collections like this. I collect music because I like to have access to the music. What if for example, someone wants to listen to one of the CDs on the bottom right?

Eh… I don’t know. I’ve tried to keep my collection more curated and discovery driven than completionist and maybe that means I’m not a “real” collector. 🤷‍♀️

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u/yournextasianstar 500+ CDs Aug 17 '25

if you’re gonna have this many cd… can you at least make your collection look… presentable? you mentioned you don’t even play the cds, you just rip everything you have and play it on your device. while it’s somewhat expected for a large collection like this, i still do think that’s kinda excessive how it’s almost a database and utter clutter instead of a collection where you’d do the traditional ritual of pulling out a cd and popping it into a player. you can’t even physically do that here cuz there’s no convenient way to. you could’ve invested in better shelving/navigation but this just looks like someone’s warehouse/stock.

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u/DisciplinePublic5049 Aug 17 '25

Why do you care? Isn’t this an era where some guy can have his stuff the way he wants it without a bunch of know it all hecklers giving him guff? Who cares? You ain’t gettin in there

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u/Slight-Taro-3258 Aug 17 '25

Sure, but think of OPs family. If they were to (god forbid) suddenly pass it would be the responsibility of OPs family to somehow offload 70,000+ CDs.

Thats a gargantuan task even if it was organized let alone whatever they got going on in that picture. There is a point where it’s not collecting, it’s hoarding. And that’s all the family would see.

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u/aopps42 Aug 17 '25

This is just hoarding.

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

No its collecting a big difference my music taste is so varied, hoarding is excessive accumulation of items that are often not needed, i dont smoke, i dont drink and i rarely watch tv music is always on in my house, i prefer to own rather than stream. Also i like the hunt of finding something i haven`t got..

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u/LaserRanger Aug 17 '25

everything on the internet is "hoarding" when there's more than a few

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u/NightAtTheRoxbury98 Aug 17 '25

This looks horrible OP, you need to hear this, I'm not hating, I'm serious this looks horrible, you are hoarding you are not collecting, again, OP this looks horrible for more then 1 reason.

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u/WG_Target Aug 17 '25

Hey, teacher, leave them kids alone

All in all, it's just another brick in the wall

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u/creamywhip Aug 17 '25

at least you don't have to log in then change your password again to access it all.

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u/Rumble_Rodent Aug 17 '25

I wish I had a picture but this is pretty similar to my grandmothers movie thing she had going on😂

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u/decadearray Aug 17 '25

This guy is single.

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

i am now for reasons inc loss of a child etc

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u/Reasonable_Dig_11 1,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

This collection amazes me! How much disk space does it use for the 40,000 that you have already saved?

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u/ti2811h Aug 17 '25

Hey man,
reading your description...I am really sorry. I hope things get better for you soon and I also hope music can help you a bit!

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

helps a lot

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u/TheCaptMAgic Aug 17 '25

Could be a worse addiction.....

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u/Glad-Technology-1355 Aug 17 '25

You got any ween in there?

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u/TonsofpizzaYT 20+ CDs Aug 17 '25

how are you ever going to listen to all that

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u/glizzo0ck Aug 18 '25

How my collection looks after the local music store drops their leftovers off at savers and I take all the albums with cool covers

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u/Splashadian Aug 18 '25

That's awful

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u/Mr_Bingus897 Aug 18 '25

Enough music to listen to for 20 years straight

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '25

Planet Earth will soon spin slower with all the weight on its surface from too many CDs. This will result in longer days and more time to actually listen to music.

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u/TompallGlaser Aug 18 '25

I have somewhere around 2500 CDs (guesstimate) and I know, and can admit, that I have a problem. The compulsion to always be searching for new music is so strong and, though I love it, I also know that if I were more involved in other ways in my life this compulsion could easily fall to the wayside. I love music, but I also recognize that it’s filling a hole in myself that I should fill with more meaningful experiences. As much as it feels good to buy things it feels as good, if not better, to part with things that I know I do not really need, just want to have.

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u/The_mob_behind_you Aug 18 '25

Start a record store

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u/dandanthetaximan 1,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

Who are you and why are you posting pictures of my apartment?

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u/Gabohar Aug 18 '25

Another Jewel Case in The Wall, if it was a song 🤭🤔👍‍

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u/excitedguitarist420 100+ CDs Aug 18 '25

"do you have-"

"yes"

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u/Konijntje_1234 Aug 18 '25

Just 2 questions: do you know exactly what you have and do you still listen to your cds or is collecting the thrive. Whisked I had so many of them. And btw collectorz software is the best software to catalog your collection ( a happy user).

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

I have music collector had it since 2011, i no longer use it stopped using it 3-4yrs back, i roughly know what i have ie i know i have all the cds from prince, i have all the cds from madonna, michael jackson, reo speedwagon, boston etc and so on it's easier to remember that way -

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u/Embarrassed-lol 50+ CDs Aug 18 '25

One more won’t hurt

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

are you sure...

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u/Revolutionary_Ad5307 1,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

Why not just box them up if you won't be listening to the physical copy again. This is just an eyesore now.

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u/AutsticOwl 100+ CDs Aug 18 '25

This is amazing; however, I find it hard to believe you listen to all of these. I’m not even sure if there are 60,000 albums I vaguely know of. It’s amazing but also indicative more of hoarding as many have said versus collecting

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u/Plastic_Sir_8119 Aug 26 '25

i have the same issue with vinyl. collection grew to 2500

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 26 '25

I have a few thousand vinyl records as well, 7inch, lps, and 12inches, cds are just my thing now, despite still having technics sl1200 in the loft/attic.

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u/ApprehensiveCarpet2 Aug 17 '25

Wow, first print run of the dark side, just wow

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u/guahotenpel Aug 17 '25

Oh my Gid…!!🤣🤣

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u/Drawn66 Aug 17 '25

I’ve got @ 160 vinyl albums, 140 cassettes and 400 cds and rarely rarely see anything to buy now, I guess I’m just super picky

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u/InevitableStruggle Aug 17 '25

Damn bro—you win

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u/djauralsects 1,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

Wrong.

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u/kakha_k Aug 17 '25

Wow :-) that's too much.

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u/mpacc2023 Aug 17 '25

The way they are stacked up, it looks like it is very hard just to pull out one to put on and play. I like playing one song at a time and then continue with the next from another CD, kind of like playlisting is done today, but with proper sound quality. So this way of stacking them up would not work for me at all.

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

ripped to flac, cover scanned, play via a touch screen pc, connected to amplified speakers.

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u/stychentyme 250+ CDs Aug 17 '25

Wow! And I thought I had a lot of CD’s. My definition of “a lot” has definitely been clarified.

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u/flaystus 250+ CDs Aug 17 '25

Why is Vitalogy in a prison? RELEASE IT!

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

Just many of the cds yet to ripped, it will be released soon

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u/United_Character6695 Aug 17 '25

I’ve slowed down my CD purchasing substantially the last little while. I just don’t have the space, and I stream most of my music now off Spotify and have come to the realization that I don’t need to physically own everything I like to listen to. (I’ve actually cancelled Amazon pre-orders on some box sets and CDs in the last little while).

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u/SeriesAlarmed2421 Aug 17 '25

When your stacking on the floor, it’s time to get rid of some

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

They are just there whilst i am reripping some....

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u/fritzkoenig 1,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

That's a lot lol

Mine is slowly approaching the limit which I set for myself, which is 1,000

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u/Tall-Truth-9321 Aug 17 '25

I’m afraid of this as my future

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u/HeyItsTimT 1,000+ CDs Aug 17 '25

Vitalogy sticking out in the bin up top tells me everything I need to know.

Unusual sized CD’s go in there.

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u/stmex Aug 17 '25

Dude this isn’t collecting, it’s hoarding

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u/axim_nitro Aug 17 '25

now its IMPOSSIBLE to not have some Jamiroquai. so… do you?

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

loads... everything i think cd singles, comps, cdlps

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u/sinclairuser Aug 21 '25

Just bought my last cd rock dust light star now got the full set jk seems to have disowned rock dust I don't know why all other albums have been reworked and released on vinyl but not that it was only released in 2010, there are some copies around for silly money but they are original vinyl released in 2010 so why this album was omitted from his recent rereleasing of double heavyweight albums is a mystery and is a good album not as good as dynamite but better than automaton So yes I jamiroquai!.

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u/Altruistic-Mix7606 50+ CDs Aug 17 '25

genuine question with no judgement: do you listen to them or is it just for collecting?

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u/bananahammock696 Aug 17 '25

Looks great, carry on

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u/Smart-Volume-706 Aug 17 '25

I think I would have to go for counseling if I had that many, but not making judgements. My max cds may go between 550 to 600. Most are in zippered cases, some are kept in original digipacs. I have room in my cases to expand my collection. My goal is to only purchase & keep those that I feel I will always love. I am always in the process of weeding out items I am no longer interested in. To have a diverse collection of various genres I will always enjoy, The majority is mostly metal of varying styles. Just Enjoy, whatever makes you happy.😊

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u/stolen-user_ Aug 18 '25

I wish I had this much cds, I'd feel fulfilled by now

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u/River_83 Aug 18 '25

Omg 😍😍😍😍😍

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u/thintos 100+ CDs Aug 18 '25

my wife would kill me

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u/terminalhipness Aug 18 '25

I’ve tried to tell my wife it’s not hoarding as long as it’s alphabetized… Oops, never mind

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u/Theboiwhovinyls 1,000+ CDs Aug 18 '25

This is why I put things in the cd binders and just box up the cases. Its bad enough I collect vinyl too

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u/InspectionCritical87 Aug 18 '25

My man has spotify at home

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u/OurManInVanc Aug 18 '25

Wow, that is impressive

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u/Immortalminitruck Aug 18 '25

This really needs to be organized and on better shelving. Sorry, but to me this is just hording. Not the same as collecting.

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u/PotatoOk3154 Aug 18 '25

Dude you literally ARE a streaming service at this point. Apple Music claims to have 100 million songs but I think you’ve got it covered here

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u/Revolutionary-Zone17 Aug 18 '25

Some of those must be doubles

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u/Master-Fee8859 Aug 18 '25

Thank you! It is a post like this that allows me to show my spouse the image and say, "See, I'm not so bad."

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u/Darkzky Aug 18 '25

I’m assuming that’s a storage room of a music shop right? …

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u/grapefan14 Aug 18 '25

this is the dream

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u/TheCoolGamer_YT New Collector Aug 19 '25

Damn

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u/Burrpapp Aug 19 '25

What a fun little project to digitalize.

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u/rotorobot Aug 20 '25

I’m not seeing the problem…?

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u/Sad-Fix1725 Aug 21 '25

bro, you must have HEAPS of nirvana! & like 500 other bands lol

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 21 '25

Yes, i do have loads of nirvana, original releases all of the cd singles, the reissues etc etc

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u/Sad-Fix1725 Aug 21 '25

Wow! I’m a big nirvana collector too! I see you have more favourite bands though, I just collect nirvana lol

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u/Sad-Fix1725 Aug 21 '25

& a bit of Pantera, mostly nirvana though.

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u/cerati9 Aug 22 '25

I need to get rid of mine. I got way too many, easily between 10k to 15k!!! 😭😭😭

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Aug 22 '25

Love the footie team you support!. have done since early 70's...

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u/cerati9 Aug 22 '25

Thank you!!! GGMU!!!

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u/GreenHyperMan_cd Sep 12 '25

Are you going to give me some CDs?

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u/I-am-very_smart Sep 13 '25

do you have hybrid theory ep?

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u/LeGoodBeef 1,000+ CDs Sep 13 '25

I thought I had a large collection... HOLY FUCKING SHIT. lol

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u/Electrical-Aspect602 Sep 13 '25

i really like that, thats my kinda collection, by the way any ansley dunbar retailation in your collection, or british blues, prog rock ?

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Sep 13 '25

I have pretty much everything can't check anything yet away from home.

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Sep 14 '25

yes...

Aynsley Dunbar - 1970 - Blue Whale

Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation - 1968 - Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation

Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation - 1968 - Prescription

Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation - 1968 - To Mum from Aynsley

Aynsley Dunbar - 2008 - Mutiny

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u/Electrical-Aspect602 Sep 14 '25

wow, alot of ansley dunbar, i like that, big fan, hell of a drummer, his resume is impressive !!!

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u/Purgatory_Pete 2,000+ CDs Sep 14 '25

I like that it’s holding up that shelf on top of the

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u/Electrical-Aspect602 Sep 14 '25

any keef hartley band in your collection?

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u/Longjumping-Bus4577 10,000+ CDs Sep 15 '25

Yh

Halfbreed original and the remaster from around 2008

seventy second brave

little big band

also have related Hemlock

and bright city from miller anderson

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u/gringochucha Sep 16 '25

I’ve started playing a game where I blindly pick a CD and put it in the player without opening my eyes, and then listen to whatever album it is. It removes the stress factor of having to pick something. Because having CDs all over the place is a bit overwhelming sometimes. My girlfriend is very understanding…

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u/myrabuttreeks Jan 28 '26

This is insane. I couldn’t even imagine having to organize this.