CD and/or LP collections. Is it about the music?

I'm down to about 500 carfully culled LP's and up to about 4000 not so carefully culled CD's. I listen to classical, jazz and vocal. Purchases are made based on the value of the performance (to me) and great sound is only an added benefit - I rarely listen for sound effects of any nature unless I'm listening to new equipment, which I rarely do any longer. I think we are seeing the death of two channel sound, especially software and I'd rather spend my money on the software while is still available.

Pmkalby, Most of my collection comes by way of my curiousity about classical music I have never heard - and some of it represents multiple, varied, performances of compositions which really hold my interest. Of the recordings I would listen to most often I have about 1500 classical, 500 jazz and 100 vocals. The rest constitute a library of sorts for occasion reference. If it has no reference value(to me)it goes to a charity.