CD Storage

First of all, I can't stand storage methods that have an individual slot for each CD. It makes sorting and organizing almost impossible.

At home I've got a hand-made shelf that houses about 650 CDs. Each shelf is just a touch higher than a CD case, so it's efficient. You can just slide them around, which makes sorting easy. It cost about $300US to build.

At work I've got a 3-drawer, metal cabinet that's designed for CDs and such. It holds about 750 pieces, and I can buy more cabinets (with two or three drawers) to expand as necessary. The cost is about $350US, and the company is http://www.can-am.ca. Catch you later!

-=> Mike Hanson <=-

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That's what I'm going to have to do. They're relatively compact and hold 600 CDs. They cost about $150 US, though I'm not sure of UK availability. I currently use an oak CD rack my in-laws bought me that holds 330, but I've run out of room.

Another option, and one I'm going to pursue, is to buy those double CD jewel cases with flip out holders. I'm going to do it for all of my Haydn string quartets (Op 20, 33, 50, 76, etc) and for my Bruckner symphonies, and I'm also going to replace the old style double CD cases. That'll buy some space.

I love the Can-Am storage units! Is there anything like them in the UK?

Andrew

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Far and away the most cost effective solution is to visit Ikea, Mike must be spending as much on storage as on Cd's!! They do a really good unit (I cannot remember the name - something with a 'k' in it) that is a little cabinet that comprises of CD sized pull out draws. The unit is unfinished wood so can be made to blend in with the decor - they cost about £20 and will hold 200- 300 CD's. But, the really clever bit is that once it is full the draws can be taken out and stacked on the floor while additional CD's can be fitted into the vacated space!

When I had about 200 CD's I bought some neat storage. Now I have, well I don't rightly know, how many is a bedroom full, a kitchen full, 2 cars full, and a large expensive book case full? (bought for large expensive books natch), and I still have a pile under the TV and more on the living room furniture. Quit worrying about storage, buy more CD's, go to more live music, or get a better Linn/Naim CD player/amp/speakers. If you must be tidy get 4 house bricks and 2 planks.

They really do have sensibly-priced storage sorted when it comes to CD's.

You can go for the cheap options or some more refined ones for sensible money.

If you like them on display, and they suit your decor the 'Robin' CD rack (a coloured veneered shelf, with a beech trim on the front edges) holds almost 240 CD's for, I think, £30-40. These were ideal for me as two of these side-by-side fitted perfectly into the alcove between fireplace and wall.

They have some nice drawer units, if you like to hide your collection from view, that hold hundreds of CD's and stand against any wall tall enough to miss most skirting boards (feet at front of unit only). The drawer units pivot at the front edge, giving access to your CD's on a very accessible shelf.

I also agree totally with the correspondant above that says discount anything with an individual slot for each CD - it really makes reorganising to fit in the latest purchases a right pain!

Andy.

Andrew L. Weekes
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I had a long search for CD storage. My requirements were: I wanted to store large quantities of CDs in a small amount of floor space, which did not have individual storage locations (for reorganisation), which stopped the CDs getting dusty, and looked cool. The only storage system I found that met these requirements was made by Ash. It is a large (I think it stores 360 which will give you plenty of expansion room) revolving system with shelves. I have used two for 2 years and think it is brilliant. I cannot remember the exact price but whilst not cheap it seemed reasonable value given the quality and versatility of the product. Strongly recommended.

Nic P

As I have rented accom, and buit-in shelves, for me the most elegant (and econmical) solution are Acrylic CD 'grids' (for want of a better term) from Muji. Slim, unobtrusive, and under £15 each, organises 60-odd discs, and most importantly: you don't lose width-way space by using them. Bonus is that you get double-density for the width (eg - one above the other). Bargain.

Rico - musichead

In addition to the Can-am, there are several other similar systems advertised in Goldmine. (www.musicstorage.com offers something similar but finished in wood--306 cds for $250 plus $30 shipping). I personally think that this type of drawer system is nearly ideal, as it hides the ugly jewel boxes, stores more cds per inch of wall space, and creates a surface on which to put other things. However, they cost close to a dollar per cd stored. By contrast, my Expedit from Ikea holds 2,000 lps for only $249 (and another 400 on top). If they had an 8 drawer model for $400, I'd probably buy one.

The other option is the dowel rack or unfinished pine rack. When I was in Providence, RI, a record store sold racks to hold 200 cds for $18. More recently, at HMV in New York, I got a 5 or 6 foot high rack that holds 500-ish for $80-ish.

Now those are some costs I can live with--a dime per album or cd.

--Eri

[This message was edited by Eric Barry on THURSDAY 02 November 2000 at 15:48.]

apologies that this is a bit of a tangent should really be in the padded cell but I'm too embarassed to create a whole thread for it - I'm looking for a rack for wine bottles. Just decorated the dining room and there's an ideal spot under some shelves, about 6' wide by 3' tall. I want something unobtrusive (so its the bottles you see not the rack), maybe black wire.

Ideally it should be modular so I can just fill the area. I thought Ikea would be the perfect outlet but can't see anything suitable. I've seen racks made of pine and zinc strips but these are a bit too obvious and also a bit to 'utility' for our newly decorated room. If I just piled up the wine bottles I think I could get around 150 or so in the space, a lot of stand-alone racks seem much less dense though which seems a waste of good wine space.

Any ideas, especially UK suppliers?
Phil

Jonathan

thanx for the offer, It's prob a bit OTT for what I was after - as I said ideally I wanted the wine bottles to be the feature rather than the rack - hence the 'black wire' idea. Also I'd rather spend my dosh on the contents rather than the means of storage! Anyway, let me know how it looks when it's finished - by then I may have drawn a complete blank with my current searching and would give it a go anyway.

Phil

Wine is for drinking innit? Unfortunately (or not)in our house it goes as fast as it's bought. I could never envisage having 150 bottles at the same time, unless after a lottery win.

Serious point. Almost all wine sold today (in the Uk at least) is ready for drinking at the time of purchase and should be drunk within 6 months, there is no need to lay it down to age, in fact it will gradually deteriorate, not improve, if you do. There are some exceptions of course, you should ask your merchant for wines suitable for aging.

Jez,

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Phil

unless you're planning on only keeping wine in yer living area for a short time, I'd suggest that this is a far from ideal storage location... more stable (and thus more suitable, if they're lower circa 10 degrees celcius) temperatures can be found in other locations in or around one's gaff... you'll find your wine will go off much faster with the heating and more intense light etc encountered in a typical living room.

Cellaring can be an art, but you can acheive a lot with just a little thought.

Rico - musichead

Edwin you have me...
I innocently first logged on here as 'aaa101' a username that I typed into another site a few years ago, and have been using without problem or even comment ever since, until I came to this site, after being frustrated that all 'normal' (not to mention most abnormal ones as well) names were already taken. I then got nothing but abuse from the Name Police so I changed the name from the innocent aaa101 to that of a murdering thug - Jez Quigley, and the Name Police have since left me alone. Draw your own conclusions.

Jez

Good wine is one of lifes pleasures but buying it here is very expensive. Therefore do what I do.

Once every year go over to france for a few days holiday.

Buy loads of whiskey (or any other spirit you tipple and also about 250 bottlee of wine.

You can buy some good stuff for £3.00 out there and that will last you for twelve months.

I have constructed a good racking system which holds 280 bottles in my garage and it has kept my wine in perfect condition for over 15 years, which was when I started doing this.

regards

Mick

A bit late, but I'm very happy with my Lundia CD-storage. IKEA style but better quality. Very famous in Holland. Every unit can contain up to around 150 CDs. There is not a slot for every CD, but there is a separation after every 3-8 CDs, so adding a CD if you're storing them alphabetically is not a real problem. Unfortunately I can't upload a picture of my setup to show you the bookcase + CD-storage, but you can have a look at www.lundia.nl

Ciao!

Willem

Check out the Quadraspire rotating cabinet - it's lovely. I have around 200 CDs sitting in the kitchen right now, ready for their millennial 'wipefest' - I've been buying CDs since 1987, and have never cleaned any of them, so I bought some Russ Andrews' Reveel CD cleaning wipes (a 2 for 1 offer, it was) and have started cleaning the lot. It's not the cheapest stuff on the market, but each wipe goes a lot further than the box claims, and a tenner can pretty much cover my 400-odd CDs.

Back to storage? I have a few homemade pine racks above the hifi; it's not too great, and I have stacks of CDs everywhere but on the racks

John