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
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.
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 😂
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.
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 😂
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.
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.
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