@czarivey okay I will keep you in mind as I am plowing through my collection and ripping them to FLAC flies.
What to do with my legacy CD collection?
I am about to dive head first into Hi-Res Digital Audio streaming. My current situation is complex, though.
I have 6,000 cds in my collection. I am beginning a project to rip my favorites ~ 2,000 cds, which are mostly special editions, rare and collectible, to FLAC files and play them on my Innuos Zenith mk3 server and Qutest Dac using an ipad and Innuos Sense app as my UI.
The whole rig will be backed up to a 2 drive Synology Nas using RAID 1 plus an icloud back-up.
I will keep these as many are Mofi Gold, DCC gold, SACDs, DVD-Audio Disks in 5.1 surround, HDCD encoded, etc., to occaisionally play them on my Oppo 105 universal player where they sound marvelous.
That leaves me with 4,000 CDs leftover. Most of them can be Hi-Res streamed via Quobuz or Tidal, both of which are native to my Innuos server.
Some of these are in original jewel cases (about 1,500) that I will sort through and keep, sell (haha), donate or toss.
The remaing 2,500 are in binders without artwork. I really don't know what to do with this group: keep as back-ups or toss. Any suggestions?
I would appreciate any opinions or feedback on my plan, so far.
TIA!
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@dayglow I understand your point of view. My objective is primarily motivated out of convenience for the 2,500 CDs you refer to above. I fully expect to continue to use my Modwright Oppo 105 when SQ matters, such as SACDs, Dvd-Audio, HDCD encoded discs, SBM discs, Mofi, DCC, etc, That is where my head is that at this point.
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@vonhelmholtz Thanks. Good idea! |
@soix great idea. Thanks! |
@melbay So how do you like the Zenith? Any tips for me before I fire it up? |
wow, what a project! I really like your approach. Much better than painstakingly ripping disc by disc. At the moment, I am overwhelmed and don't know where to start. I just looked up the cost of the Ripstation and that's way out of my league. However, as you suggested, I am interested in having a conversation about having my collection ripped. Let me know what you are thinking and we'll go from there. Thank you for your post and have a Happy Easter (if you celebrate it that is). ✌️ |