Sure, composer-piece-performer/instrument are key. I do organise them that way but it means doing it all by hand.
If I tell you that a programmer of audio software thought that auto-tune should be applied to Bach because some passages are dissonant... Some really don't get it.
@Havoc: I am laughing!!! Equal temperament versus well tempered tuning. I recall a story where Bach, who favored well tempered tuning because it minimized dissonance, and another composer/ musician who favored equal temperament, were arguing relative merits of tuning systems. Bach sat down at keyboard tuned to equal temperament and proceeded to play a piece of his that would emphasize the dissonance. The other composer got so angry he tore the wig off Bach and threw it down. At least that is how I am remembering this apocryphal story,
Keep them, although I see you already choose to do that.
I started with CDs as a source, then moved to ripped to HDD fed to a modified DAC and sold the CDs, then I moved to vinyl records only with a Sansui SR-838 and good phono stage, sold the deck and records and now back to CDs with a collection of around 500.
I have for me, a decent dedicated transport and separate DAC connected via i2s, so sound quality is good, especially as many are very early issues.
Everyone has a preference for their own reasons, there are many ways to enjoy replay.
I started with CDs as a source, then moved to ripped to HDD fed to a modified DAC and sold the CDs, then I moved to vinyl records only with a Sansui SR-838 and good phono stage, sold the deck and records and now back to CDs with a collection of around 500.
I have for me, a decent dedicated transport and separate DAC connected via i2s, so sound quality is good, especially as many are very early issues.
Everyone has a preference for their own reasons, there are many ways to enjoy replay.
Wall of sound and thats not the half of it. I thought about ripping them to disk but my mind went numb.
I reckon there are 40 CDs per section and 60 sections in that photo, which would mean a total of 2,400 CDs.
If that's "not the half of it", you must have a complete collection of around 5,000 CDs!
If we estimate it takes 60 minutes on average to listen to a CD, then your collection represents at least 5,000 hours of listening.
Provided you didn't have to eat, work, sleep, go to the bathroom etc., you could look forward to around 7 months of non-stop listening!
If that's "not the half of it", you must have a complete collection of around 5,000 CDs!
If we estimate it takes 60 minutes on average to listen to a CD, then your collection represents at least 5,000 hours of listening.
Provided you didn't have to eat, work, sleep, go to the bathroom etc., you could look forward to around 7 months of non-stop listening!
^ 4000+ LPs make better diffusors... they are carboard, not hard plastic.
Loggings and Messina, On Stage... aaah, the 70s.
Now, who was it that was in a picture, standing next to the Plasmatronics, with a stack of LPs in the foreground. and yeah.. what was the LP on top of the stack? I think it was the guy who couldn't keep the bias static in his amps... 😉 I remember it was in TAS, Stereophile.... I forget, but I clearly remember the LP because that day my copy of that LP was on top of the stack...
The thing about LPs is that they get you moving.... every 20 minutes you gotta do something.
Yes, I've been in a Quixotic crusade, since the late 90s, to records my LPs. The latest effort was an RME ADI2 FS.... AD/DAC. With Cubase SE and hand made filters to take care of the pops, normalize the level, etc...
Then, I go change the cartridge, tweak the table, change the preamp, and Hell breaks loose.
The good thing is that my 12x13 with cathedral ceiling home office is lined with thousands of books and LP... the acoustics are excellent. They do make excellent diffusors.
Vahevala, homeless sailor
Vahevala, homeward sail away
Vahevala, homeless sailor
Vahevala, homeward sail away
Every evening I'd be gone
Back on board by break of dawn
I ought to note I got some 300 or 400 shiny polycarbonate circular devices, but except for David's Picks, they don't get played much.
Question, at what point do you stop organizing your LPs and just give up? It's more fun that way, even if you end up with four copies of Thelonious Monk Straight No Chaser...
I keep thinking of just numbering them and then creating a list that can be ordered, the way we used to have it in my old college Radio Station... but first. I gotta find that disk....
Loggings and Messina, On Stage... aaah, the 70s.
Now, who was it that was in a picture, standing next to the Plasmatronics, with a stack of LPs in the foreground. and yeah.. what was the LP on top of the stack? I think it was the guy who couldn't keep the bias static in his amps... 😉 I remember it was in TAS, Stereophile.... I forget, but I clearly remember the LP because that day my copy of that LP was on top of the stack...
The thing about LPs is that they get you moving.... every 20 minutes you gotta do something.
Yes, I've been in a Quixotic crusade, since the late 90s, to records my LPs. The latest effort was an RME ADI2 FS.... AD/DAC. With Cubase SE and hand made filters to take care of the pops, normalize the level, etc...
Then, I go change the cartridge, tweak the table, change the preamp, and Hell breaks loose.
The good thing is that my 12x13 with cathedral ceiling home office is lined with thousands of books and LP... the acoustics are excellent. They do make excellent diffusors.
Vahevala, homeless sailor
Vahevala, homeward sail away
Vahevala, homeless sailor
Vahevala, homeward sail away
Every evening I'd be gone
Back on board by break of dawn
I ought to note I got some 300 or 400 shiny polycarbonate circular devices, but except for David's Picks, they don't get played much.
Question, at what point do you stop organizing your LPs and just give up? It's more fun that way, even if you end up with four copies of Thelonious Monk Straight No Chaser...
I keep thinking of just numbering them and then creating a list that can be ordered, the way we used to have it in my old college Radio Station... but first. I gotta find that disk....
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I started with CDs, then ripped them all to HDD and sold the disks, then I went to records and an SR-838, then sold all that and now back to CDs and a modest collection.
I actually don't like the convenience of streaming, or playing files from a PC, I prefer just putting on a CD.
Modest collection, but 80% are favorite bands and artists.
I actually don't like the convenience of streaming, or playing files from a PC, I prefer just putting on a CD.
Modest collection, but 80% are favorite bands and artists.
A few years ago, before a move, I transferred ~1400 cd's into gatefold sleeves from bagsunlimited. Allows you to keep the album booklet and front/back cover, too. I've been able to fit 4 cd's into a sleeve using these single sleeves. (Good for opera/small box sets)
Now they take up 20-25% of the original space. Less cd shelves needed! I do feel bad about the copious extra plastic. (At least the original jewel cases were supposedly recyclable).
Also, the whole physical transferring process was pretty lengthy, doing it in a rush wasn't too fun.
After doing a bit of research on longevity of CD-Rs (because many Smithsonian Folkways CDs of their extensive back catalog are only available as custom burned in CD/Rs), I found in passing that storing CDs in polyethylene sleeves may not be a good idea, as chemicals such as plasticizers can migrate from the plastic to the CD, potentially affecting the lacquer coating that protects the reflective layer. Recognizing that they were looking at dye/based CD, the researchers may still be applicable to manufactured CDs because the protective coating is the same.
There were two studies from the US Library of Congress and National Institute of Standards and Technology, as well as documentation from the Canadian Government.
There were two studies from the US Library of Congress and National Institute of Standards and Technology, as well as documentation from the Canadian Government.
I'm sticking with my vinyl. At my age, (67) I went and scrolled through my collection and there's stuff in there I forgot, especially classical music that never was recorded on CD. Plus, I'm still waiting for someone/one of my son's friends to come over, look at my turntable and LPs and ask what that is.
Besides that, I'm still pissed with Apple Music, they now want you to pay $10.99/month so they can sell you a song to download. I never did like how they screwed up the few CDs I put on iTunes and they would disappear. My kid said the Apple Music subscription started a few months back. Shows how often I listen to digital, except in the car. Since retirement, that ain't very often.
Besides that, I'm still pissed with Apple Music, they now want you to pay $10.99/month so they can sell you a song to download. I never did like how they screwed up the few CDs I put on iTunes and they would disappear. My kid said the Apple Music subscription started a few months back. Shows how often I listen to digital, except in the car. Since retirement, that ain't very often.
Sort them?
My only concern, here in SoCal, is that the set up is not quake proof. A small 6.0 will likely drop some on the floor. I'm serious.
My only concern, here in SoCal, is that the set up is not quake proof. A small 6.0 will likely drop some on the floor. I'm serious.
I'm also interested in how to sort them. Right now I have them all together in boxes. Not easy when you want to find something. But I haven't found a single system yet that covers all bases.