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Good solutions for long term CD storage?

Reply #25 –
Quote from: Von on
I suppose when a disc is kept horizontally in a normal jewel case, it could begin to hang a bit over time, and that this is why one should store them vertically.

This sounds like the kind of audiophile voodoo / speculation that is discouraged on these forums. If CDs became less rigid over time, or if they were fairly flexible to begin with, it would be plausible. But without proof, I wouldn't accept any such conclusion. I don't think it matters which way you store them in a jewel case.

Quote from: Von on
When they are stored on a spindle, they will probably be kept nice and flat by the pressure. Perhaps the discs at the bottom could be more prone to damage because of too much pressure? If so, 50 disc spindles might be safer than 100 disc spindles.

I'm not convinced you'd see changes in shape until you got into hundreds of pounds of pressure, and even then, I have no reason to believe it would make a difference in the readability of the disc.

Good solutions for long term CD storage?

Reply #26 –
I did something similar to this about 10 years ago.  I put all of my CDs into Case Logic binders and put all of the paper inserts (both front and back) into shoebox-sized boxes.  I condensed basically a wall of CDs into a few boxes and a few binders.  Then I got rid of all of those jewel cases by donating them to my local independent record store. 

Not long after I did this, I had regrets.  I ended up ordering all-new jewel cases and restoring everything to the way it was before.  Finding some of the double and triple-CD jewel cases was difficult too.

Jump to 2011, and I'm again thinking of doing this but I'm holding off.  My thought is that someday I'll have a "mancave" or "media room" and want to showcase my CD and DVD/BluRay collection.

Honestly though, I can't remember the last time I played an actual CD aside from the first day I buy it.  As soon as it's ripped, it goes on the shelf.

Side note:  my sister passed away a few years ago and I retrieved a storage tub full of CD cases from her garage (CDs were stored in the house in binders).  The garage was not heated (or even attached), but the storage tub was pretty airtight.  Aside from maybe a dozen albums, the rest were completely perfect with no sign of water or heat damage.  And this was after 5 years of storage.  Not ideal, but not bad.  I reinserted all of her CDs into their rightful cases and replaced jewel cases where needed.

Good solutions for long term CD storage?

Reply #27 –
Quote from: jhart71 on
Not long after I did this, I had regrets.  I ended up ordering all-new jewel cases and restoring everything to the way it was before.  Finding some of the double and triple-CD jewel cases was difficult too.

Jump to 2011, and I'm again thinking of doing this but I'm holding off.  My thought is that someday I'll have a "mancave" or "media room" and want to showcase my CD and DVD/BluRay collection.

Interesting! What made you regret it the first time, a new mancave?    This is the kind of (irrational?) ideas I fear I will have myself. That's why I'm considering keeping the jewel cases as well, although in the garage.

Quote from: jhart71 on
Side note:  my sister passed away a few years ago and I retrieved a storage tub full of CD cases from her garage (CDs were stored in the house in binders).  The garage was not heated (or even attached), but the storage tub was pretty airtight.  Aside from maybe a dozen albums, the rest were completely perfect with no sign of water or heat damage.  And this was after 5 years of storage.  Not ideal, but not bad.  I reinserted all of her CDs into their rightful cases and replaced jewel cases where needed.

Sorry to hear about your sister. Thank you for sharing interesting experiences from a real world scenario similar to what I have been thinking of.

Good solutions for long term CD storage?

Reply #28 –
I haven't paid attention for quite a few years, so I don't know what is out there now, but I once was considering some very nice looking oak cabinets, similar to the idea of an office file cabinet. Inside, the drawers were divided into two parallel sections. The CDs were thus stacked from the wall outward, a foot and a half or two feed deep, not requiring less storage volume but using considerably less footage along the wall. These units were either one or two drawers each (one drawer above the other) but they were constructed to securely stack several units on top of each other and to fit together nicely so one could have two, three, etc. stacks next to each other.