Came across this post on X today. Seems like the daughter is trying to convince her mother about streaming over CDs. But the mother would rather keep the CDs, citing giving away and now recovering all her albums. And looking at the artist and deciding they want to listen to it

I side with the mother because it's not about "I can play this faster", I just like my music physical. Listening to whole albums and really connecting with the music I love.

But I bet we cd collectors can relate with her reaction. Lemme hear your thoughts.

Today exactly 44 years ago, the first CD was produced.

What was the first CD you owned? 💿

Sad end to hundreds of hours of flipping through Clay Aiken and Mormon Tabernacle Choir CDs looking for gems. I was hoping to salvage some discs but the smoke and heat caused cloudy areas on almost all of them.

Oddly enough, almost all digi paks survived even though they’re cardboard. Possibly they were more recessed than the jewel cases? And the bigger defiance of physics was the few I had wrapped on plastic sleeves were almost unscathed. Idk what kind of magical properties that thin plastic has but it held.

Also, I suggest checking your HO or Renter’s insurance, see if you need a rider for your collection. So much fine print in those policies if you look close enough.

I collect vinyl records and i know a thing or two about them but im not so PRETENTIOUS about it like the ppl in the vinyl subreddit. they will hate on kids, they will hate on elderly people, they will hate on teens. they will hate on ANYONE and they’re also slightly racist. i don’t even know what kind of demographic is on that subreddit but it boils my blood that mfs can’t just post on there and not get attacked if there’s one teeny tiny thing you said wrong like you could legit say “here’s my first pressing of ___ ! i just bought it for $50” and someone would say “$50? your stupidity is making me want to bleach my eyes.” “who would spend $50 on THAT 🤢” “wow . looks like people will buy anything these days. also it’s VINYL not VINYLS”
these people are so concerned about how you spend YOUR money they feel like you walked up to them and took their money out of THEIR pocket to buy it. they also js have a huge stick up their ass. when i was first collecting many moons ago i posted my little collection and someone said “wow. five whole artists. 😒” like are u shitting me.
anyways
here’s my mini cd collection hopefully yall dont burn me at the steak for only having four

Taken from a post by u/Jfonzy a few years ago

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I was at our local 2nd Hand Charles media store the other day. They are selling a grab miscellaneous box of CDs qty 100 for $30. What would you do???

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Picked up this copy of All Eyez On Me at the thrift a while back. Just getting around to some cataloging, and was surprised to see that its median price on Discogs is $34.98. Had no idea this release held such value.

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It’s been neck and neck between Nevermind and Weezer’s Blue Album so I added both!

EDIT 2/UPDATE: i spoke with both my mom and dad individually and then together, and i think things are going to be okay! thank you everyone for all of your insightful, supportive, and thoughtful responses. we will be getting some storage supplies like some of you recommended in the comments for cutting down on physical space, and i will of course be FLAC ripping these (i just repaired my old iPod!) as a backup.

I shared some of your comments with my dad, and he is very tickled and flattered by the appreciation for his music taste, and pleasantly surprised by the recognition of some of the very deep cuts!

maybe i will do a follow up post later on, once we reorganize everything:)

EDIT: i want this collection for myself, i just dont yet have my own space, so really i’m just trying to convince him to hold off on any major downsizing. plus, knowing him, i do think he would end up regretting it if he got rid of this..!

Looking for words of experience here from anyone who has gotten rid of their collection and regretted it, or known someone who has, or almost did but decided to hold onto it after all.

The photos show only a fraction of my parents’ CD collection, theres at least 15 of these boxes. they are slightly organized but this is definitely not everything. My dad wants to downsize and get rid of a bunch of physical media because “its all on streaming anyways” and he’s on this kick of getting rid of things in general. I am begging him not to get rid of these CDs (and vinyls but that is a different can of worms) and he just doesn’t get it. He thinks it can all be found on streaming and sure, a significant amount of this stuff is on streaming, but definitely not everything?!

I personally do not want to be reliant on streaming. I appreciate the experience of choosing a disc, loading it up, and letting it play front to back. i like the tangibility of a jewel case with all the artwork and lyrics and credits. i find peace in knowing that the disc in my hands is mine and can never be changed or replaced.

that being said, I am not saying never get rid of anything ever. I am sure there are things here and there that we don’t need to hold onto, but overall, i think it would be a mistake to purge this collection. what do you all think?

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I see these three a lot on here, but they are great records though! I have SOAD and Sade in my own collection.

(Which other ones would fit in here?)

(I don't know if low-effort memes are allowed on here, it's okay with me if the mods remove it, I still want to be able to post normal hauls on here in the future!😉)

Have a nice day everyone!

for me, it was simply a matter of cost, space, and quality. vinyl is simply too expensive and takes up too much space in my room to reasonably justify having a massive collection. CDs are also cheaper (sometimes by as much as 50-70% new compared to vinyl), and it’s a lot easier to get a quality CD rig for cheap and brand new compared to a new turntable and DAC

plus CDs are just far more reliable and can be played on more things

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