What did you do with your old CDs?

[Thefunksouljon]

Im about to rip my CDs into music files on my computer, the last batch. I only have 1 car that can still play CDs, so CDs are just useless.

For those who already moved on from having CDs, what did you do with them? put in storage? garbage? art wall? Can't imagine any of these are early press / imports or audiophile editions (will check as I go through and rip them).

 

[JohnBeckwith]

Landfill got all my CDs and DVDs about 5ish years ago. They sat in a couple totes in the basement for years before that.

 

[coldbud1994]

Threw most away. I do however have 344 bootleg cassette tapes that just got put into new storage boxes (that's how I know how many). Keeping them

 

[BrianNole777]

I keep them in the back floor of my car...my Toyota Corolla has a CD player I use sometimes.

Zeppelin rocks!

 

[RockyMtNole]

I still have them all. Maybe I’ll toss them someday!

 

[firegiver]

still have em, and buy records too.
Last night we lost internet and power, the generator kicked on and the kids and I watched some blu rays and my wife was listening to records. Physical media while only having a limited practical use in todays age... you can make use of it. I've toyed with just cancelling all the streaming services and relying on OTA and libraries.

 

[Jonathan Assbutt Jr.]

Physical CDs play better quality music than your streaming solution. So you could play them.

 

[TennNole17*]

I purged my CDs a long time ago. My other half still collects them from estate sales, record stores that are still around, etc. her vehicle has a disc changer and she prefers the sound on them

dvds…I don’t know why we’re still lugging three drawers of them around when we don’t own a dvd player…but whatever I guess

 

[Rifler]

Still listen to my CD's,... along with all my vinyl as well.

 

[BrainVision]

All of my CDs and DVDs went to an e-waste recycler many years ago.

 

[Thefunksouljon]

Physical CDs play better quality music than your streaming solution. So you could play them.

Not sure it's worth buying a player. I guess technically one of the gaming units could play them. Streaming gives a better mix, but harder to play an entire album beginning to end.


'Course, after the EMP war, all the people with CDs will be charging a mint for people to listen to their music... streamers can pound sand! I don't have any CDs that are under the age of 15 years probably.

 

[Pharcyded]

Mine are still sitting in boxes in my basement. I haven’t used a single one in probably 25 years. I don’t even have a CD player anymore, but I still have a hard time letting them go after collecting them for so many years when I was younger.

When I lived in IC, I would go to Record Collector and buy two used CDs a week for years. I loved the whole ritual of digging through the bins, searching for those little album treasures.

 

[Thefunksouljon]

Still listen to my CD's,... along with all my vinyl as well.

Vinyl is definitely a different story, although I don't have a turntable or any records.

 

[Thefunksouljon]

Mine are still sitting in boxes in my basement. I haven’t used a single one in probably 25 years. I don’t even have a CD player anymore, but I still have a hard time letting them go after collecting them for so many years when I was younger.

When I lived in IC, I would go to Record Collector and buy two used CDs a week for years. I loved the whole ritual of digging through the bins, searching for those little album treasures.

There was something tactile about flipping through the stacks and bins.

My first collection (which was stolen during a house party we had in college), was primarily Columbia House products. Looks like I outlasted paying off that debt. https://www.wthr.com/article/news/n...ears/507-277a00f5-1439-486e-a886-feb25532ef57

 

[GesterHawk]

Cashed them in once they hit maturity.

Then I rolled them into an IRA.

 

[52317Hawk]

I use my old CD's for ninja star practice.

 

[GesterHawk]

I ripped and sold most of my CDs while I could still get a little something for them.

 

[Moral]

I still have all of my CDs. For some reason I decided to rip them all and ended up with 16000 songs. Turns out I am more likely to play physical media so I ended up only keeping certain genres digitally.

I still play 8-track, CDs, cassettes and vinyls.

 

[lucas80]

I'll figure it out when I buy a car that doesn't have a CD player

 

[bagdropper]

Mine are all ripped, sitting in boxes in a storage closet. When I say ripped, they're ripped to FLAC, mp3 @ 320 mbps, and ripped to CD-R.

I have 3 Sony Mega Changers from the 1990's and 2000's. They hold collectively 800 CD's. The two 200 CD changers are full, the 400 CD changer is about 3/4 full - all with the ripped CD-R's.

I listened to all 3 all last weekend - shuffled between them. I learned on Youtube how to change the belts, service them (mainly stripping out the old grease and installing new), etc. They work perfect.

CD's and CD players are making a comeback - I believe CD's are now outselling LP's again for the first time in a long time. So, the old high quality units are getting repaired and put back into service and even some mid range and low end players are getting refurbished too. Most the times, all they need are a belt or two.




I also have a very high end single disc DVD/CD/SACD player that is my prime CD/SACD player/transport, and I also have a 400 disc DVD/CD/SACD changer that's nearly full with all my old DVD's.

They all work, so I use them. All were paid for used...for pennies to nearly dimes on the original dollar over a decade ago, and it sure's hell beats having a handful of streaming subscriptions. My single disc player sold for nearly $2000 brand new back in the early 2000's. I got it for $10 - and it works perfect. I didn't pay more than $25 for any of the changers because they all needed belts to work.

Unfortunately, those kind of steals are getting more difficult to find given the CD resurgence.

 

[SeaPA]

I have a big plastic tub full of them.

 

[Moral]

Mine are all ripped, sitting in boxes in a storage closet. When I say ripped, they're ripped to FLAC, mp3 @ 320 mbps, and ripped to CD-R.

I have 3 Sony Mega Changers from the 1990's and 2000's. They hold collectively 800 CD's. The two 200 CD changers are full, the 400 CD changer is about 3/4 full - all with the ripped CD-R's.

I listened to all 3 all last weekend - shuffled between them. I learned on Youtube how to change the belts, service them (mainly stripping out the old grease and installing new), etc. They work perfect.

CD's and CD players are making a comeback - I believe CD's are now outselling LP's again for the first time in a long time. So, the old high quality units are getting repaired and put back into service and even some mid range and low end players are getting refurbished too. Most the times, all they need are a belt or two.




I also have a very high end single disc DVD/CD/SACD player that is my prime CD/SACD player/transport, and I also have a 400 disc DVD/CD/SACD changer that's nearly full with all my old DVD's.

They all work, so I use them. All were paid for used...for pennies to nearly dimes on the original dollar over a decade ago, and it sure's hell beats having a handful of streaming subscriptions. My single disc player sold for nearly $2000 brand new back in the early 2000's. I got it for $10 - and it works perfect. I didn't pay more than $25 for any of the changers because they all needed belts to work.

Unfortunately, those kind of steals are getting more difficult to find given the CD resurgence.

I paid $7.88 for a Nakamichi Tx-505, that was a good day. I only have a Sony 50+1, I would be ecstatic so stumble onto a 200. 800 is wild!

 

[bagdropper]

I paid $7.88 for a Nakamichi Tx-505, that was a good day. I only have a Sony 50+1, I would be ecstatic so stumble onto a 200. 800 is wild!

If I wasn't single currently, I wouldn't have as much stuff. That being said...I just kinda came across the changers so cheaply that at first I thought "spare parts". But at that time I had a little over 300 discs. So...spare changers.

But since the shutdown, I've happened across 3 different CD collections pretty cheaply. My disc collection went from 300 to 700, and I bet I gave away another 400 of them to Goodwill.

After the dust settled, I suddenly had a use for the extra changers.

Right now, I'm kinda stopping the gear and CD acquisition sprees. I have more than enough of both. I have so much that I have to remind myself to use them because if you don't, things tend to not work when you do want to use them.

I just did a quick media room inventory. 16 amp/receiver/cassette/CD or DVD/turntable pieces. 4 sets of speakers so 8 total. And my living room stuff, and my bedroom. My cabin has a few pieces too...

Some people collect cars. Or sports memorabilia. Or hats or shoes. I collect old school electronics stuff

 

[Moral]

If I wasn't single currently, I wouldn't have as much stuff. That being said...I just kinda came across the changers so cheaply that at first I thought "spare parts". But at that time I had a little over 300 discs. So...spare changers.

But since the shutdown, I've happened across 3 different CD collections pretty cheaply. My disc collection went from 300 to 700, and I bet I gave away another 400 of them to Goodwill.

After the dust settled, I suddenly had a use for the extra changers.

Right now, I'm kinda stopping the gear and CD acquisition sprees. I have more than enough of both. I have so much that I have to remind myself to use them because if you don't, things tend to not work when you do want to use them.

I just did a quick media room inventory. 16 amp/receiver/cassette/CD or DVD/turntable pieces. 4 sets of speakers so 8 total. And my living room stuff, and my bedroom. My cabin has a few pieces too...

Some people collect cars. Or sports memorabilia. Or hats or shoes. I collect old school electronics stuff

Sounds like we both suffer from GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome.) Mine also spills over to 70s and 80s bass amps like Acoustic, Peavey, and Sunn.

I also just replaced the belts and greased a VHS rewinder yesterday.

 

[stillh8unlv]

I crank them up in my convertible so I can act like I'm back in high school.

 

[firegiver]

Im lucky and inherited my parents vinyl. If you have a record player, try a new press album, they are actually great. Any album we love we end up buying on vinyl because its just a better experience.