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Wow CDs everywhere...What to do?

For me, I finally found the ANSWER to the 'CDs everywhere' problem.

I bought an older model Escient Fireball (E40) and updated it to the latest E2 model software. I then bought 2 of Sony's model CDP-M555ES changers (already had one). And then hooked these 3 changers up to the Escient (via Toslink...the only option on the changers). I connected the Escient to my external DAC via coax.

Now I have ALL of my music in one place, I don't have to type any CD data into the changers, I get a printed out music database via the Escient internal server through the web interface on my PC...and I don't have CD cases all over the place. And to play a CD in my hi-end transport, all I gotta do is select and eject it from the changer into my hands to then pop into my transport. Then back into the changer it goes for safe keeping and more 'casual' playback.

Why wasn't I doing this before?!
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Why wasn't I doing this before?!

Hey BigBucks...welcome to the club of people who play music rather than fiddle with jewel cases, sleeves or mess with "ripping"!

I have been doing this since 2001 using a product called Titletrack Jukebox, orignally available only for MAC and now available for both MAC and PC.

I can chain together up to 12 Sony mega CD changers but currently I am using only four and ths system has worked like a dream from day one. (uses Sony's A1 Slink to control things)

I can browse/find music through a computer interface with search functions and cover art, queue it up in a playlist and have the music play continuously (no interuptions as the next track on another CD changer is ready to go when one track finishes)

Obviously I like the convenience to be able to quickly find and listen to a lot of music - so this is not for everyone.

I will throw away my changers in five or ten years when everything will go to a RAID hard drive system (or equivalent) but in the meantime I don't waste my time ripping CD's or feeding the CD tray like an assembly line worker. When I get a new CD I simply pop it in any spare slot in any changer and it grabs the track list and cover art for me over the web.

See my virtual system for details...
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