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How large is your music collection?

At one time I had about 5000 CDs and I sold them due to the fact that I had no room for them and most of them I didn't listen to at all. In the last few years I add a title to my collection only if it is really good and worthy of multiple listens and the enjoyment value is high. My current collection is less than 1000 for both CD and vinyl.

I've got a friend that has so many CDs, SACDs, LPS, etc. that even if he listened for 8 hours a day he would never repeat the same selection in more than 10 years. To me that just doesn't make sense but it makes him happy so I guess that is what counts.

How about everyone here? Do you add just to add or do you keep your collection, like me, to just the best of the best.
matchstikman
r_burke
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Right now (9/7/09) I have ~5800 CDs, and I usually buy one or two a week so it continues to grow. I consider it an investment into my future retirement. Not $, but something to keep me busy and happy during my retirement. BTW that's about 10 years away, so the collection should be huge by then
raquel
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Nothing outrageous - roughly 700 CD's and 700 LP's. Back in 2000-2001, I used a dictaphone to record title, catalog number, and performer for each title I owned, and had a secretary type it up, the resulting typed list allowing easy reference to available titles. Unfortunately, I didn't maintain the list, and even though I generally have my CD's and LP's arranged alphabetically, it would be a pain to update. I need to update it, as the list caused much better rotation (and was not cheap to have typed).

It will be interesting to see if the equipment geeks who post about equipment topics on this forum appear in this thread - not too many have shown so far.
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almarg
9,670 posts
 
600 LP's
100 CD's
80 Cassettes

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hevac1
812 posts
 
About 7000 LP's, 600 CD's, 1500 DVD's & around 50 SACD/DVDA.
I purchase mostly vinyl as you can tell and I mainly collect Rock. I have started to collect some Jazz, Blues & Classical though and continue to purchase them as my taste in music changes. I feel if I wait as I did when I did not listen to the latter music at all I may not be able to afford them. I have noticed that more Jazz, Blues & Classical original and reissues releases go up in price more than Rock. Some as much as 10 times their original cost when they are out of print. Sending some cash now will save me lots later or make me lots at a later date. I also purchase dups trying to find the best recording I can find if I am not impressed with what I have.
I have lots of fun hunting through record stores, thrift shops and flea markets. I don't think I will be able to listen to all I have in my life time. I will try though when I retire.
newbee
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I've long ago thinned down my LP's to the essential and these are now more for occasional reference than anything else (my analogue system is in the closet just now). Haven't done this with digital recordings which were accumulated when my decisions were more (not a lot, just more and occasionally better) informed and selective in the first place. Most recordings are classical or jazz.

5000 +/- CD's
450 LP's

Buying has really slowed down over the past couple of years.
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