Has anyone noticed how hard it's getting to get good storage furniture for more then 20 cds?! Sometimes I can't help but hate digital downloads sometimes... bastards!

I don't think it's ever been easy to buy storage furniture for more than 20 CDs. I bought my 80 CD rack back in 2004 and that was a pain to find. I wouldn't really attribute any kind of shift to digital distribution as it's only singles that have shifted to digital - there's still a huge market for CD albums.

Maybe it's just my area then haha. I constantly get laughed at for actually buying physical albums. Looking for a simple shelf to take in 400 cd's is driving me nuts. They use to be so regular and easy to find. But again, It could be different for different regions/counties.

I have noticed it. I bought one glass door cabinet for 330 cd's 6 years ago and it was hard to find even then. Luckily I found one more used last year since they don't sell those new anymore.

Next one.. I'll probably have to build myself.

I haven't noticed but I haven't been looking. My CDs get shoved into printer paper boxes for long-term storage the moment I rip them to CUE/WAVs. I only prefer the superior audio quality; I can live happily without the physicalness.

No offense (i mean that...) but that kind of mentality is so bad for the future of music. If my parents/grand parents had that mentality I would not of heard half of the great bands I grew up with. Vinyl records are out growing even the CD and DVD, that kind of lasting power is very important to preserving the classics. It kind of makes me sad knowing if I have great grand kids their musical heritage is going to be an account on iTunes.

Don't you have IKEA in the UK? :P

I use these from Ikea for my CD and DVD storage.

I own some nice rarities aswell. Amazon mp3's are not bad, but they do bollocks up a fair bit. Ok I have to ask... why do you not accept 192kbs? I know the quality really suffers under that number but there is no clear audible difference with 192 and anything higher. Atleast I have never heard a difference. I'm sure there's some technical reason but if you can't hear the difference is it worth the hassle?!

Note: My nearest IKEA is well over 300 miles away. :S

Indeed, although at least he's not throwing them away like some individuals seem to be doing.

because i'm paying for it. No other albums with that price are at 192kbs. 192 is ok for listening, but it's like pirate mp3 standard, not something you pay for almost as much as a regular cd

What? And I mean that in two ways:

1. What does that have to do with my post, and
2. iTunes is actually a treasure trove of rare music I was never able to access back when rarities had to be hunted down and imported. And let's not forget—you know—the rest of the internet. Your lost heritage paranoia couldn't be farther from the truth.

EDIT: No offense.

I disagree, that mentality is bad for the future of CD's, but great to the future of music.

Go hit up youtube and check for pretty much any song you want. check the various online music stores both big and small. I can now find almost anything from anywhere whereas before I was beholden to just what the major retail stores wanted to sell.

You have no idea how bloody difficult it was for me to find all of Rammsteins albums when I first got interested in them, now it's as easy as a single search on itunes. I can get albums of garage bands from the US and Europe, bands just starting out that I enjoy the sound of but would never have even had the chance to hear just ten years ago. IMO we're in the golden of music distribution, sure our HDDs can age and crash, but then vinyl can warp and crack, tapes can stretch and tear, CD's can scratch and shatter.