Re: getting rid of your CDs. Well, my portable hard drive died a couple days ago. I took it to a local computer fix-it joint to get it running again or, alternatively, to extract the files and put them in a new one. I've got both fingers & toes crossed. Lots of old pictures. Live recordings of me and my friends playing music. Fires? Floods? How about the vicissitudes of 21st Century electronic gizmos? BTW, I had Qobuz merrily playing on the stereo as I was writing this note. Moments ago, Stravinsky was replaced with silence. Gimme physical media, please!
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!
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!