I own about 1000 CDs but rarely listen to them because streaming is so much more convenient. Kind of sad but a matter of fact. Getting my ass out of my Eames chair, searching my archive, putting it in the player seems so tedious in comparison. I think I’m not the only one

  • Iwannaupvotetesla@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I’m the opposite. Streaming often gets me paralyzed by choice. Being able to browse through CD’s it’s much easier for me to find what to listen to.

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      I find this too. It’s not so much the choice for me though, it’s the not being able to easily browse through a list of artists/albums like you can on a computer. All the choice in the world, yet my mind goes blank 😂

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        1 year ago

        Decision paralysis. Sometimes I wish I kept a spreadsheet of my physical collection, or organized it by genre, but mostly I like browsing through it. It’s a many-years-long curation by me, for me.

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          Discogs is your friend. Everything I ripped I added to my collection on Discogs, plus my records. It comes in handy so often when I see an album in a charity shop or a second hand store and can’t remember if I own it or not 😂

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      1 year ago

      Roon does help with this quite a bit. It feels more like a digital version of your physical music collection, with a huge record store next door; as opposed to all the music in the world to choose from.

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      1 year ago

      same thing happens when you have thousands of cd’s and vinyl though. At least with everything online or on a drive you can make playlists and just hit random.

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      I am with you on this. I rarely stream and I use Qobuz and Apple Music. However my CD rips of over 2500 albums and my extensive vinyl collection keeps me busy and away from streaming