The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD

Sakogear makes sense in my case, vast majority of my vinyl stored away, likely never to be played again, prior to my streaming same situation. I've always maintained around 500 vinyl in listening room and I likely really only rotate about 100 on semi regular basis.

And yet I find myself unable to liquidate a single vinyl, have sold a minimal amount of cd's. I'm at point where I'm selling off excess of material possessions, I have rule that if something hasn't been used in past seven years, out the door. Suppose it's nostalgia that keeps me in hoarding position. There is a certain memory that goes with every vinyl, just looking at cover brings it all back, cd's don't do this for me.

@fleschler - I didn't even think of the term archivist. If you are creating a reference library for others to access, it makes sense, especially since it sounds like you have the space for it and can find a title in a minute or so. As far as listening to them, you can't listen to all of them and get to them all.

I have to expand my storage every 60 records or so and am constantly rearranging them so I don't have to think much on my next selection (with exceptions of course) to maintain a pretty even rotation between artists or types of artist (in the case of jazz where they aren't a top favorite like Trane or Miles).

@sns - at least the ones you don't listen to are stored away and you can listen to the ones you like.

You can't really like everything....or else you really don't like anything.

This an odd site to be attacking someone with a large music collection 

@mahler123  +1 . What's also amusing to me about that is that one of things that folks who push streaming clamor about is the sheer breath of music available to listen to and yet for some 3500 albums is too many. And, before the comment is made, while streaming does offer access to maybe previously unfamiliar music it isn't the only way to find it.

@facten - why amused? Streaming for exploring is fine (not personally for me), but you have to like something and listen to what you like at least once a year. 3500 records = about 2600 hours of listening. That's more than a full time job if you do it in a year. 

I wasn't having an issue with 3500 records (although for me it is about triple the max I would ever consider manageable), it was 31,000.

I just don't like collecting anything with an actual use. I have no problem with stamps or coins or art or even cars that are investments (although that makes it more expensive for us drivers to get a more desirable car). To me, just because something is rare doesn't make it good (although it could be).