Vinyl, CD's and Digital Files Accumulated Over A Lifetime

I keep my CDs—this means I keep the art, notes, libretti, etc.—but it is certainly the case that it is FAR easier to browse the digital files of the CDs than the CD’s themselves.  I can browse by genre, by artist, composers, etc.; I can quickly sample recordings, I can find other related recordings much more easily than squinting at the spines of my 5,000 CDs.

Well, just on case I'm not around to celebrate with you, early congratulations on your 592nd birthday. 

3000 CD's, 800 SACD's, 12,000 records, 250 master dub RTR albums (most 2 reel).

18tb of music files; (50% 16/44, 50% higher rez).

streaming with 'infinity' amount of files.....

still adding vinyl and files. but not more silver discs. i don't think about music i might not listen to again. not yet at that point of down-sizing. not sure i'll ever get there. it might be my kids problem.

I got about 1000 LPs and 1500 CDs.  Going to be a chore burning all the CDs to my server and cleaning all my LPs with the new model Degritter coming out soon.

I have far too much physical media, both cd's and vinyl. I was culling the cd collection a few years ago, too daunting a task to organize everything, and don't have the time. Perhaps when I retire, whenever that is, no intentions of ever retiring, love my job too much.