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comment by Maphen

Ha, not in that order, but they're definitely the collection too.

To get less serious, Jesus I need to stop buying so many damn CDs. But I can't bring myself to get rid of any of them.





NewlyLostAgain  ·  3809 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That is what I miss the most about having a physical media for music. 33,000 songs on an iPod is cool, but staring at a wall of CDs/Vinyl just has this majestic nature to it.

Maphen  ·  3809 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Moving was a bitch, but I'm glad I kept them. 4 bookcases of CDs, a rack of tapes, and several milk crates of vinyl make my favorite room in the house. I just wish I could afford a decent speaker setup beyond an old guitar amp...

And hey, at least you can organize your iTunes and make it all pretty! Physical media aside, I spent a week doing that and am so glad I did.

NewlyLostAgain  ·  3809 days ago  ·  link  ·  

>old guitar amp...

Haha, I've been there. I think speaker set up also has a lot to do with situation. When I have a cook out at home, I have an old crappy mono speaker radio on my deck. The quality sucks, but the tinny crackle of the speaker, while enjoying a beer, and grilling some food just sets the mood perfectly.

I also have a $330 Sony speaker system inside, so when I want to hear the whole piece, I still can.

Maphen  ·  3809 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Our house has a pretty open floor plan, so I've got the amp set in an end table (which it fits snug in, thankfully) with an old 100-disc CD changer and tape deck on top of it in our living room. My wife and I will load up the CD player (25 mine, 25 her, and so on) and let it play all day. The sound quality isn't bad, but it'll be so nice when we can finally get a real speaker setup.

Someday, but it's hard to reconcile A) less music, better sound or B) more music, the sound we're used to.

I'm not great with money.

NewlyLostAgain  ·  3809 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That is a tough one, but I think I'd go with option B.

Maphen  ·  3809 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's what I figure, someday when we're loaded, I'll be an audiophile, but for now, she doesn't know the difference and I'm more than content.

Now I just need the audio cable replaced for the 3rd time on my record player. Damn rabbit.

NewlyLostAgain  ·  3809 days ago  ·  link  ·  

>Now I just need the audio cable replaced for the 3rd time on my record player. Damn rabbit.

Kids too man. I built a $2100 laptop, only to have my 2 year old son at the time think it was a good idea to grab my large cup of orange juice all over it.

Maphen  ·  3809 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oof, thankfully our 1-month old isn't quite a hellion yet. But this rabbit has caused us to replace 7 phone chargers, a hair straightener, several video game cords, 2 alarm clocks, and who knows what else in the past year.

Seriously, never get a rabbit without severely bunny-proofing your house. Thankfully we learned.

NewlyLostAgain  ·  3809 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Luckily I can't own any rodent due to the smell driving my pet python crazy, but the cat has a good time with all of my cords too. Congrats on the new baby!

Maphen  ·  3809 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Our cat goes crazy hunting down the rabbit, but thankfully he's a Flemish Giant, so he can take the cat.

And thanks!

NewlyLostAgain  ·  3809 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Holy shit! If I saw that thing I'd definitely think twice, as a human!

Maphen  ·  3809 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Don't worry, Gandalf's cuddly! And he loves that baby, at least as long as he's bigger.

NewlyLostAgain  ·  3809 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The only logical name for a rabbit!

NewlyLostAgain  ·  3809 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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