How many CD/LPs do you need?

I intend to build the biggest collection I can.
I've enjoyed watching it grow.
I do recycle CD's for two reasons.
One if a better remaster comes out or if I consider it a donkey with no reedeming features-this only happens occassionaly.
I am quite happy to keep a CD with even only one good track.
I tell you why I probably do this,when I was younger and at college and skint I sold off a lot of vinyl-it left a gap in my collection I could never quite replace.
I regreted it a lot and still do-it's the equivalent of selling your memories-thankfully now I've probably replaced most of it.
Ok it would take me years to work through every CD I have but if I want and I do this often, I have a look through things I haven't played for a while and give it a blast.
Anyway it's great after a major upgrade to hear lots of different stuff through your system.
And hopefully when I pass onto the next place I'll have left behind a collection for someone to enjoy.

Matchstikman, you remind me of my brother. He doesn't like clutter in his life so he keeps his cd collection to 150. Anytime he buys a new, he sells an old one.

As for myself, I have about 900 cd's and 1700 lp's. I haven't been buying a lot of new stuff lately. Now that I finally have a cd player in the car, I've been having a lot of fun going through my cd collection on the way to and from work.

As for you, you should have exactly as many as YOU feel comfortable with.

To steal a quote from Texas senator Phil Graham on the number of guns he owned. "I have more than I need but less
than I want."

Matchstikman; an interesting question, and one I've often asked myself too. It seem that some/many audiophiles are into collecting music at least partly for the sake of the collection-- just as there are stamp and coin collectors etc.

That's cool, but I'm not a music collector. I have 1200-1400 CDs, but recognize that it would take me years to listen to them all thoroughly. I tend to focus on a type of music, or maybe an artist for weeks at a time. I'm sure I could be happy with a few hundred CDs as long as I could add to my "collection" as I find new and interesting or exciting new music.

I also make a lot of CD compilations, and this has dramatically changed the way I listen to music, ie I mix and match artists/music as I see fit. So, I could get along with a lot fewer CDs if I could make the compilations I want. Interesting thread. Cheers. Craig

I trade CDR's with people also which adds diversity to my collection.If I want change I have it.

I wish I had the time to do compilations.I do have a few ,but they are mainly of artist that have like 9 CD's and I only like a few tracks from each.

I compiled a Classical collection becasue I got tired of always listening to rock.Then theres soft listening music also that I play as not to impose my style of music on people.Like the Carpenters,Simon & Garfunkel,Chicago,Music of the 70's and Gordon Lightfoot.Stuff I generally never listen to.

ENya and Yanni are good when you just want to relax so is alot of Classical.Not exactly Elevator music,but close to.

ALways good to diversify!