Can One Ever Own To Much Music?

I don't think so.

I remember when I used to buy-

Star Wars on Video tape-

Then the Offical THX Boxset of Start Wars on vidoe tape-

Then the PAL laser disc of Star Wars-

Then the NTSC/AC3 laser disc of Star Wars on laser disc-

Then the DVD and on and on and on it goes!!

Is this going any where, yes. I now try to not double up too much. One of my all time favourute albums Marvin Gaye "What's Going On", I have it on vinyl, CD and I guess if a proper 24bit were relaesed I would have that as well. I did say try!!!

So the moral of the story, no you can never have too much music, it's like saying I have too much fresh air!!!!

Too much music, or in too many formats?  Multiple formats could get cost prohibitive if you try to upgrade the respective source components while upgrading the system.

Yes.  I'm sure nearly everyone of us could trim 20% out of their music collection and not miss it.

"Whats going on"...  Yes, it's on HD TRacks in 96 or 192 format here's the 96 site:

https://www.hdtracks.com/index.php?file=catalogdetail&valbum_code=HD00602537046638

If you're in the UK, you'll need to log on to a proxy server in the US to get it, but it's good!

I don't own too much, but I think everybody else does especially needless old LPs (first pressings) that they could just send to me. 

Even if I played all the music I have on my digital juke box then it would only take 150 days so, as Alice Cooper once said, I've still got a long way to go. There are quite a few duplicates that I will tidy up one fine day. 

I don't own too much, but I think everybody else does especially needless old LPs (first pressings) that they could just send to me. 

In your dreams Guy. 

Steve,

My wife is sometimes diplomatic enough to use phraseology like that.

Generally she just tells it like it is - if I put ELP on its more like "what's that load of manky shxite you're playing??"

She may well be right…..

Cheers

David

Too much music ? Never, OK maybe some stuff I got as a present. Not enough free time to listen to all that music ? Definitely: YES! In the era of CDs and Vinyl I thought that I have too much stuff. This is true. Where put I this album I just want to listen to ? I think a question that lot of people have asked themselves some time ago. However, since I switched to loss-less audio and streaming I do not think anymore that I have too much music. The thing with not enough time still is valid, though.

The day you stop enjoying new recordings/purchases is the day you have too much music!  Otherwise you can never have enough.  The larger the collection the less often you are likely to listen to each individual recording, so you come back to old favourites with "fresh ears". 

I guess you can't have too much music.. The larger the collection the more likely you can rediscover pieces. Even duplicates are interesting as they are often remastered/transferred differently, and some old tape transfers actually can play back at slightly different speeds between versions. ....

However it is probably fair to say I don't have too much yearning to go back to listen to my Phil Collins albums.

+1

Good point Simon. It's just not PC...oops...sorry!

Hi,

Many thanks for the heads up, I had no idea.

Proxy server? Not sure how to do. that? Will keeps my eyes and ears open for this

A proxy server is like getting somebody in the US to buy it for you and send it over. 

With a proxy you access it and it access the Internet for you. Upshot is the web site knows nothing about you, it thinks you are the proxy. So if the proxy is in the US then it thinks you are.

However be careful - the proxy servers I have deployed can break and restart your connection without you knowing and potentially see everything you are doing including your passwords and payment details. If you use a proxy you have to trust the owner not to do such things. I always put up a warning message for users so they know we can intercept, but that we do so only for the purpose of virus scanning. 

Google free US proxy server if you are curious. 

That said I'm unconvinced 24 bit sounds better than vinyl unless your digital player is very much better than your vinyl front end. 

I do think that "collecting" music can trigger compulsions.  I do believe that some are more interested in the sheer number of recordings in their collection than in some of the music itself.

Thank you Guido, I "think" i now understand!!

I may even give it ago...but then....

I am not sure I would be able to own too much music, the worst thing that could happen is that new music is only listened to a few times until a new album replaces it. I like to take some time between albums, so I know the album before new albums is added. With Amazon orders this seems to have the effect that many albums end on top of my ns01 waiting to be ripped, but sometimes it can take weeks or months until I actually rip the albumk, and sometimes new albums arrive before that, especially digital downloads.

Claus

The acid test is moving. If the weight of your music collection requires a rental van and the muscles of many friends to get to your new place then ITS TOO MUCH. So rip them and lift the NAS with one hand. I luv the digital age.