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Digital Library - or Not? Needed?

Newbie here - so take it easy on me. Been browsing the forums and see quite the vitriol in some cases.

I have a system I'm happy with that streams hi res using commercial services that we all know about. Can access almost all my music preferences, as I'm not into rare/underground/etc., but most of my taste is commercial so can easily find on streaming services.

I also have a small CD collection since I was a youngster (lets say 200?), mostly of albums that one can easily find on my streaming services, with a few exceptions (like those of my personal music with bands I've been involved in).

I can't pinpoint a good reason to digitize the CD collection and turn into a digital library, except for the very few exceptions noted. But I have a "fear of missing out" (FOMO), which I'm sure most of us can relate to. Like... there must be a good reason to create the library and have access to it... but my rationale side says "why, when you have access already? And that access is hi-res files?"

Is there another good reason to create a FLAC library like this? Or is my logical brain making more sense than my emotional side?

Thanks!
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dbtom2
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Rip the CD's that aren't available to stream or the CD version that sounds better to you than the streamed version. 

I wish I had back all the time I spent ripping, tagging, and organizing my CD collection. I subscribed to Tidal a few months after I finished. I estimate I haven't listened to 75% of those titles since I can easily queue them up and stream them. 

I still buy the occasional CD that is unavailable to stream. Spent quite a bit on ECM label titles before that library became available to stream. Live and learn I guess. 

Good luck. 
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