CD storage solutions

[DarkAngel]

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[petrarch]

Here's my collection. I got these shelves on amazon about 4 years ago and am very satisfied with them. They are very easy to assemble or disassemble. Music and movie DVDs are on a different room.



And a view of the whole:

[Coopmv]

Well, all my DVDs and Rock/Pop/Soul/Hip Hop/Opera/Vocal/Classical Box Sets CDs in one place.

The Classical is on another wall. I'll take some photos later and post them.

I still expect to get the 1600 CD spinning tower so I can migrate over all my JS Bach CD's that are now scattered over different storage units ...    LOL.

[drogulus]

     CD storage solution:

     

     I have a small collection, only about 300 GB for the entire lossless archive plus about 90 GB for iTunes. This 1 TB drive is half empty. My CDs are mostly boxed up now except for the unripped ones still on the shelves. To figure out how many drives you'd need for a large collection you could multiply the number of CDs by ~300 MB, so 1,000 CDs takes 300 GB for lossless storage.

[SonicMan46]

Hey ALL!  I'm still struggling w/ CD storage, so moving a lot of my non-classical discs to my computer room but trying to find a 'cute' solution!  What's the answer - well, I'm down sizing my wine cellar (from 700+ bottles to less that 200 over the last 10+ years) and had over a dozen original wood wine boxes (mainly from Bordeaux futures purchases in the past).

So, I decided to break down these boxes (rather than throw them away to a local land fill) and try to re-construct them into smaller CD/DVD storage boxes - a fun project!  Below are a couple of pics of my recent conversions (done 4 previously and have 4+ less for the future!) - each of these boxes holds 40 CDs and are can be stacked on a shelf of appropriate height; plus, the depth is equal to a 10" shelf so quite convenient for space!   

[Coopmv]

Hey ALL!  I'm still struggling w/ CD storage, so moving a lot of my non-classical discs to my computer room but trying to find a 'cute' solution!  What's the answer - well, I'm down sizing my wine cellar (from 700+ bottles to less that 200 over the last 10+ years) and had over a dozen original wood wine boxes (mainly from Bordeaux futures purchases in the past).

So, I decided to break down these boxes (rather than throw them away to a local land fill) and try to re-construct them into smaller CD/DVD storage boxes - a fun project!  Below are a couple of pics of my recent conversions (done 4 previously and have 4+ less for the future!) - each of these boxes holds 40 CDs and are can be stacked on a shelf of appropriate height; plus, the depth is equal to a 10" shelf so quite convenient for space!   

Very innovative and interesting solution ...   

I have hundreds of CD's in various shipping cartons.  Until I order that 1600 CD spinning tower so I can offload all my Bach CD's in my music room, I will not be able to locate a given title so easily.

[George]

Very innovative and interesting solution ...   

Indeed Dave! Those are beautiful! 

[George]

George - how deep are those shelves (e.g. 9-10"); if so, I'm contemplating how to use up the extra-depth for storing a container (DVD, 5 1/4"; CD, 5 1/2") that is considerably less on a standard shelf and still have ready access to see & obtain 'what' is there?  I probably should go to some of those binders w/ sleeves - so many options though -     Dave

Sorry, I didn't see this till now. They are almost 8" deep. The shelf itself is about 7.25" and the vertical racks on the wall push them almost an inch off the wall. I like the extra depth, for I pull out the CDs that I haven't heard yet so that they are flush with the edge. This way I can keep track of what hasn't been heard yet. 

I like the binders with the sleeves for CD-Rs and non-valuable CDs. Everything else goes on a shelf though.

Here's some more pictures I took tonight with my cell phone:



View from my listening position

 

Classical CDs (in chronological order of composition)



Historical Piano recordings




From top to bottom:

Opera, R&B, Hip Hop, TV DVD, Rock/Pop (in chronological order), Movie DVDs, Classical Recital, Historical Chamber and Orchestral, Classical Box sets

[Que]

Nice set up, George!






You had some pretty fine wine there, Dave!

Q

[The new erato]

Pre Magrez or was this his modern, controversal stuff?

[Daverz]

     CD storage solution:

     I have a small collection, only about 300 GB for the entire lossless archive plus about 90 GB for iTunes. This 1 TB drive is half empty. My CDs are mostly boxed up now except for the unripped ones still on the shelves. To figure out how many drives you'd need for a large collection you could multiply the number of CDs by ~300 MB, so 1,000 CDs takes 300 GB for lossless storage.

I have about 1.3TB of FLAC files (using powers of 1000 as disk manufacturers do, not 1024).  CD rips take up about 1.1TB, and downloads the rest.  Squeezebox Server tells me I have 4487 albums, though sometimes I'll split a single physical CD into separate albums, and sometimes I'll join CDs into one album.  So 300MB/CD is about right.  I need to back it up, because this represents a huge amount of time spent ripping, tagging, and finding artwork.

As for the CDs themselves, they are all over the place, in boxes and on shelves.  I still want access to notes and librettos, though.  At one point I planned to shuck the jewel boxes and put the CDs, booklets, and traypapers in Case-It 320-CD albums, but I only made it from Adams to Elgar before I quit.  Now that everything is on hard disk I think I'll go back to that plan.  Everything should fit in one large heavy-duty bookcase.  I'll still need a rack for capboxes and sets with overly thick booklets.

[Harry]

I have been cleaning a bit in my collection and rearranged some things.

[The new erato]

Avalon speakers, Harry?

[Harry]

Avalon speakers, Harry?

Yes Avalon Ceramique

[SonicMan46]

Sorry, I didn't see this till now. They are almost 8" deep. The shelf itself is about 7.25" and the vertical racks on the wall push them almost an inch off the wall. I like the extra depth, for I pull out the CDs that I haven't heard yet so that they are flush with the edge. This way I can keep track of what hasn't been heard yet. 

I like the binders with the sleeves for CD-Rs and non-valuable CDs. Everything else goes on a shelf though.......

George - quite attractive arrangement - congrats! 

Well, the reason for my question is that most bookcase shelves are 10-12" in depth, so potentially 'wasted' space storing a CD (or DVD) just one deep - hence the reason I made those boxes about 10" deep - mainly putting in my non-classical discs that I listen to rarely these days - will label the outside to indicate contents!

Nice set up, George!

You had some pretty fine wine there, Dave!

Q - well, most are LONG gone!    Those boxes were from past Bordeaux futures prices at a time when the classified growths could be bought at a decent price - the remaining 4 boxes for conversion to CD storage are also classified Bordeaux, including Ch. Lagrange & Ch. Lynch-Bages - should look just as nice!  Dave 

[George]

George - quite attractive arrangement - congrats! 

Thanks! 

Well, the reason for my question is that most bookcase shelves are 10-12" in depth, so potentially 'wasted' space storing a CD (or DVD) just one deep

That's why I put the shelves close together, to make the most of the wall space. I like having the extra space now, I actually miss it on my other shelves. Though 10-12" is too much for sure.

[DarkAngel]

I use black CD racks holding 1500 and 1000 Cds each, more of these in a spare bedroom........

[DarkAngel]

Harry
Very nice speakers, only the best will do....................

Did you see the loft picture from petrArch
Those appear to Apogee Scintilla's or some other planar panel.....can you imagine the size of soundstage those monsters generate, sweet!
Is that a subwoofer used as a coffee table for listening chair?

[petrarch]

Did you see the loft picture from petrArch
Those appear to Apogee Scintilla's or some other planar panel.....can you imagine the size of soundstage those monsters generate, sweet!
Is that a subwoofer used as a coffee table for listening chair?

Those are Analysis Audio Amphitryon with external crossovers. I don't use subwoofers--no need, the speakers go down to 20 Hz very easily (in fact, in this room, they go a bit too much, with a peak at +4 dB at around 24 Hz). What you see next to the listening chair is a simple ottoman. Everyone that comes around always asks where are the subwoofers and if the white tower in the middle is one; of course it isn't, it is a bass trap (a GIK Acoustics Elite Pillar), as is the one in the right corner (2 stacked GIK Tri Traps, in fact).

They are very similar to Apogees (planar magnetic and ribbon), but the similarities end there. They have none of the amplifier issues--the impedance curve is a very benign 6 ohm throughout without any wild variances typical of planars (I know of a pair of Divas that went down to 0.1 ohm), like my previous Martin Logans, which once fried the transformers in my amplifier, but then I was "burning it in" with a CD with tones in the 15 kHz region .

They are a little over 7 ft tall, and yes, the stage is huge. Depending on the track, it goes some 30-40 ft deep. The other nice aspect is that for chamber music the instruments are life-sized, and you can sense whether a singer is standing up or seated (the difference in how the voice comes across depending on how the chest is constricted due to seating or 'free' when standing is noticeable). The uniformity and consistency from top to bottom gives the timbres a very natural character.

They are incredibly heavy for a planar speaker, about 150 lbs each, and my arms hurt as I just finished packing them on their crates (moving to Hong Kong in two days), which bring the total weight to about 250 lbs per speaker.

See my signature for a closer picture.

Well... so much for a mini-review of my speakers in a thread that has nothing to do with it .

[DarkAngel]

Those are Analysis Audio Amphitryon with external crossovers. I don't use subwoofers--no need, the speakers go down to 20 Hz very easily (in fact, in this room, they go a bit too much, with a peak at +4 dB at around 24 Hz). What you see next to the listening chair is a simple ottoman. Everyone that comes around always asks where are the subwoofers and if the white tower in the middle is one; of course it isn't, it is a bass trap (a GIK Acoustics Elite Pillar), as is the one in the right corner (2 stacked GIK Tri Traps, in fact).

They are very similar to Apogees (planar magnetic and ribbon), but the similarities end there. They have none of the amplifier issues--the impedance curve is a very benign 6 ohm throughout without any wild variances typical of planars (I know of a pair of Divas that went down to 0.1 ohm), like my previous Martin Logans, which once fried the transformers in my amplifier, but then I was "burning it in" with a CD with tones in the 15 kHz region .

They are a little over 7 ft tall, and yes, the stage is huge. Depending on the track, it goes some 30-40 ft deep. The other nice aspect is that for chamber music the instruments are life-sized, and you can sense whether a singer is standing up or seated (the difference in how the voice comes across depending on how the chest is constricted due to seating or 'free' when standing is noticeable). The uniformity and consistency from top to bottom gives the timbres a very natural character.

They are incredibly heavy for a planar speaker, about 150 lbs each, and my arms hurt as I just finished packing them on their crates (moving to Hong Kong in two days), which bring the total weight to about 250 lbs per speaker.

See my signature for a closer picture.

Well... so much for a mini-review of my speakers in a thread that has nothing to do with it .

You have done a wonderful job creating a realistic window to your music world with that system.......
I also love the visual design of Pathos tube gear, like museum pieces

bravo