I currently have about 1300 CDs. I have always loved music and valued decent sound, always preferring music for everything from background to prime activity over many other possibilities for same. As a kid, I built up a collection of about 250 albums, mostly of 70's and early 80's rock. I've always liked progressive rock bands like Genesis, Camel, Yes, as well as the electric guitar in it's many forms - Clapton, Hendrix, Lowell George.
I had the musically and budgetary crippling life event of getting married and having children, which put me into about a 10 year hiatus where music was there in the background, but not an avid pursuit nor a prime activity very often. During a move, I sold the vinyl and the associated playback gear and moved on with about 150 CDs that has since grown.
I consider my musical taste to have grown, but not have overhauled. This is partially due to having the money to be more adventurous in exploring new tunes, partially due to the vast amount of information available on the internet, and partially due to evolving tastes. My collection is currently about 75% rock (used very loosely), with the remaining 25% evenly split between blues and jazz.
While I'm tempted by all the adulation for vinyl, I'm not the tinkering type, and I expect continued advances in digital, particularly in terms of access and ease of use. I have copies of many of my favorite CDs loaded into changers to provide a random-play "personal radio station" of sorts, but am both frustrated and encouraged by the progress towards music servers and network connectivity. I imagine a time not too long from now when all my music will be available on a music server, and playable through any system in my house or anywhere else I can hook up to the network.
I'm probably hopelessly optimistic, as I see the current music scene as evolving and interesting, with lots of new music that I want to hear, while maintaining a healthy appreciation for that which came before. I also am fairly active in back-filling my collection, often with bands I didn't fully appreciate when they were current that I do now.
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I had the musically and budgetary crippling life event of getting married and having children, which put me into about a 10 year hiatus where music was there in the background, but not an avid pursuit nor a prime activity very often. During a move, I sold the vinyl and the associated playback gear and moved on with about 150 CDs that has since grown.
I consider my musical taste to have grown, but not have overhauled. This is partially due to having the money to be more adventurous in exploring new tunes, partially due to the vast amount of information available on the internet, and partially due to evolving tastes. My collection is currently about 75% rock (used very loosely), with the remaining 25% evenly split between blues and jazz.
While I'm tempted by all the adulation for vinyl, I'm not the tinkering type, and I expect continued advances in digital, particularly in terms of access and ease of use. I have copies of many of my favorite CDs loaded into changers to provide a random-play "personal radio station" of sorts, but am both frustrated and encouraged by the progress towards music servers and network connectivity. I imagine a time not too long from now when all my music will be available on a music server, and playable through any system in my house or anywhere else I can hook up to the network.
I'm probably hopelessly optimistic, as I see the current music scene as evolving and interesting, with lots of new music that I want to hear, while maintaining a healthy appreciation for that which came before. I also am fairly active in back-filling my collection, often with bands I didn't fully appreciate when they were current that I do now.
Nice thread topic.