What do you do with all those CD's??


I need some help deciding how to store my CD's. I have about 1500. My stereo is in the living room, so I need something that looks good but is practical. I've tried binders but found them such a pain to add new CD's and keep everything in alphabetic order. What is everyone using out there? Has anyone found a good solution?
rdylan
I hate to rub it in, you guys, but here it goes: If you jump on the bandwagon and rip your cds to a hard drive you can do away with all that unpleasantness. It's quite liberating! Only vinyl deserves to be displayed.
Need CDs live in the same area as the system. I keep 1,400 in a custom built floor to ceiling cabinet in a spare bedroom and simply haul them out by the handful when needed.
I have a Billy Bags that holds 1000 cds. Looks good and makes it easy to see all discs. Good luck on your quest.
I have custom built-in cabinetry with pull-out drawers for the CDs; the cabinetry is elegant and the CDs are hidden. However, I went on a buying spree when I upgraded my entire system and ran out of space in the drawers. I am slowly replacing the plastic jewel boxes with a product called Jewelsleeve - each is approximately 1/4 the thickness of a standard plastic jewel box.
Has anyone found a good solution?

I use four Sony CD megachangers and feed the optical to a DSP. All controlled from the listening position. I've used this setup for a number of years but I'd recommend you rip them and go straight a PC - DAC solution - as that is what I would do if I was starting out...