I'm still rocking cassettes in the '01 but thinking about upgrading to a CD player.

I've kept all of my and my wifes CDs. I should probably reevaluate why as most everything is on some streaming service. I've got them organized though so until it becomes a storage burden I'll probably keep them for some reason.
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My collection is a lot of classic rock (Aerosmith, Zeppelin, AcDc, GnR, Van Halen and the likes , Metallica and few here and there similar, Beatles, and some 90s.

Does anyone think this stuff will ever be collectible? Don’t really have their graphics appeal and uniqueness of record sound. Cassettes don’t seem like they’ll ever make it as collectibles.
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It would be a nice backup system. I uploaded all of my CDs onto itunes and then we donated them or sold them or something. Now itunes won't let me login and have put all of my newer music "on the cloud" against my wishes, so I'm worried that the next time I buy a computer it's going to be a nightmare.

I actually think the new music is more at risk than the old music, though. But itunes is the worst software ever created.
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Aside from hard to find local music it's pretty much all ended up in the trash.
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That's a good point.

I honestly can't remember the last time I even tried accessing iTunes and I was an early adopter with iTunes and the original brick iPod. So yeah, I likely would've lost all that music or at least had a challenge accessing it.

Even though most everything is on a Spotify type service, sometimes I'll flip through my CD books just for ideas of what to listen to then play it Spotify. I find that I just listen to the same stuff over and over again using just Spotify since its in the front of my mind or search history. So maybe what I need is a database of my stuff and not the actual stuff.
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Why don’t you just get Amazon music? You don’t have to rip anything, you can listen to whatever you want. And it’s like $8 a month. I love my Amazon music.
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Sell the whole collection, all or none.
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Boxed them up and dropped them off at goodwill. If you live near a college town I think the record stores will take them off your hands but you’ll get penny’s on the dollar. It’s worth it IMO if your trying to get rid of your old stuff and create some space. Going the minimalist route and vastly reducing a lot of what I have is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
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Dude, old classic rock is back in.

Yes, I still have my CD's and vinyl records.
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Did you store your music on your hard drive also?
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I have ripped all the discs in my collection to megabit FLAC. I have them hosted on my Synology so I can stream them lossless.

Hot tip: You can upload your own music to Youtube Music and stream it anywhere for free. As far as I can tell there is no storage limit. I have 30K+ tracks I've ripped myself hosted on Youtube Music. I wish they'd never gotten rid of Google Play Music, the interface was way better than Youtube Music. Hard to complain about free storage though.

My buddy at work loaned me two tubs of 90's punk and metal CDs. Something like 650+ discs. I ripped them for him and gave him the digital copies. It's worth it for me since I get access to a ton of great material.

If anyone wants their collection digitized, send me a PM. I don't mind doing it for free.
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Last year when I got a new car, it solidified going to streaming as neither car we own has a CD player now.

We use Amazon music and I create playlists of various things or use the discovery feature to find new bands which is awesome.

I haven’t done anything with all my CDs yet though.
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Mine too. No VHS, but a fuckton of DVDs.
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Use them as shooting stars to fight crime.
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Get a 100 CD player...I still like the tactile aspect of physical media. Just put it on random and let it do it's thing.
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