Music CD Storage?

Motzart
Motzart Posts: 1,075
edited December 2008 in Music & Movies
Anyone have any alternatives to the metal Can-Am system.
It's what I'm looking for but VERY expensive!!
Looking to store 300-400 Cd's.

I have worked on my CD collection for about 20yrs and wanna safely and securely store it.
Many titles can't be replaced or are very costly to replace.

The M3D20x24 narrow is the one I like. $600 OUCH!!

http://www.can-am.ca/metal-storage-cabinets.htm

Yamaha RX-A710 90Watt 7.1
Mains: RTi A1's Center: CS150 Sats: RT15i's Sub: Velodyne DPS-10
Music CD: Sony CDP-CE375 5 Disk
HD TV: Vizio 42" LCD 1080p E420VO
Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S350
DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
AV Rack: Sanus Euro EFAB-II Audio Base x2 EFAS-II Audio Expansion Shelf x4
Cables Used: Monster Cable HPD Sony HDMI DLCHE18W
Phones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited December 2008
    Under $150.00 including the glass doors, which were more expensive that the bookcase. It's Ikea's "Billy" bookcase....stores at least 500 CD/SACD.

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  • Motzart
    Motzart Posts: 1,075
    edited December 2008
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    Under $150.00 including the glass doors, which were more expensive that the bookcase. It's Ikea's "Billy" bookcase....stores at least 500 CD/SACD.

    Looks promising!!

    What's it made out of?
    Size and link to it?
    All I find is the case and no doors.

    Yamaha RX-A710 90Watt 7.1
    Mains: RTi A1's Center: CS150 Sats: RT15i's Sub: Velodyne DPS-10
    Music CD: Sony CDP-CE375 5 Disk
    HD TV: Vizio 42" LCD 1080p E420VO
    Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S350
    DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
    AV Rack: Sanus Euro EFAB-II Audio Base x2 EFAS-II Audio Expansion Shelf x4
    Cables Used: Monster Cable HPD Sony HDMI DLCHE18W
    Phones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited December 2008
    Motzart wrote: »
    Looks promising!!

    What's it made out of?
    Size and link to it?
    All I find is the case and no doors.

    The bookcase I have is the "full size" Billy bookcase. The color is "Black Brown". The link has information on the dimensions and what it is made of.

    The frosted glass doors that I have are no longer available. Same with the CD storage inserts inside the bookcase (if you look closer). Ikea now offers other styles of doors in different sizes, along with extra shelves that you can get, for about $10.00 each piece, for custom configuration. I have had this unit for about 3 years, if not longer, and it has held up very well.
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  • Motzart
    Motzart Posts: 1,075
    edited December 2008
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    The bookcase I have is the "full size" Billy bookcase. The color is "Black Brown". The link has information on the dimensions and what it is made of.

    The frosted glass doors that I have are no longer available. Same with the CD storage inserts inside the bookcase (if you look closer). Ikea now offers other styles of doors in different sizes, along with extra shelves that you can get, for about $10.00 each piece, for custom configuration. I have had this unit for about 3 years, if not longer, and it has held up very well.

    Figures! :mad:
    Back to the drawing board. :rolleyes:

    Prefer something metal with locking drawers anyway.
    Thanx for the info tho!

    Yamaha RX-A710 90Watt 7.1
    Mains: RTi A1's Center: CS150 Sats: RT15i's Sub: Velodyne DPS-10
    Music CD: Sony CDP-CE375 5 Disk
    HD TV: Vizio 42" LCD 1080p E420VO
    Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S350
    DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
    AV Rack: Sanus Euro EFAB-II Audio Base x2 EFAS-II Audio Expansion Shelf x4
    Cables Used: Monster Cable HPD Sony HDMI DLCHE18W
    Phones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro
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  • ntculenuff
    ntculenuff Posts: 1,146
    edited December 2008
    cd's.jpg
    Home Depot shelves, unlimited amount of storage I just add more shelves at least until I run out of walls in the office, did the same for dvd's
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    Speakers:
    Definitive BP7001sc mains
    Definitive C/L/R 3000 center
    Polk RT800i's rears
    Definitive supercube I Sub
    Audio:
    Onkyo TX-NR3010
    Emotiva XPA five Gen 3
    OPPO BDP-103 CD, SACD, DVD-A
    Video:
    Panasonic TC-P65ZT60
    OPPO BDP-103 Bluray
    Directv x's 2
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  • Motzart
    Motzart Posts: 1,075
    edited December 2008
    ntculenuff wrote: »
    cd's.jpg
    Home Depot shelves, unlimited amount of storage I just add more shelves at least until I run out of walls in the office, did the same for dvd's

    Gezzz with that many Cd's I think my house would cave in! :D

    How many Music Cd's ya got there 1200?

    Yamaha RX-A710 90Watt 7.1
    Mains: RTi A1's Center: CS150 Sats: RT15i's Sub: Velodyne DPS-10
    Music CD: Sony CDP-CE375 5 Disk
    HD TV: Vizio 42" LCD 1080p E420VO
    Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S350
    DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
    AV Rack: Sanus Euro EFAB-II Audio Base x2 EFAS-II Audio Expansion Shelf x4
    Cables Used: Monster Cable HPD Sony HDMI DLCHE18W
    Phones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro
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  • ntculenuff
    ntculenuff Posts: 1,146
    edited December 2008
    1656 cd's total as of today
    Speakers:
    Definitive BP7001sc mains
    Definitive C/L/R 3000 center
    Polk RT800i's rears
    Definitive supercube I Sub
    Audio:
    Onkyo TX-NR3010
    Emotiva XPA five Gen 3
    OPPO BDP-103 CD, SACD, DVD-A
    Video:
    Panasonic TC-P65ZT60
    OPPO BDP-103 Bluray
    Directv x's 2
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  • Motzart
    Motzart Posts: 1,075
    edited December 2008
    Not a bad guess tho! :)

    Yamaha RX-A710 90Watt 7.1
    Mains: RTi A1's Center: CS150 Sats: RT15i's Sub: Velodyne DPS-10
    Music CD: Sony CDP-CE375 5 Disk
    HD TV: Vizio 42" LCD 1080p E420VO
    Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S350
    DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
    AV Rack: Sanus Euro EFAB-II Audio Base x2 EFAS-II Audio Expansion Shelf x4
    Cables Used: Monster Cable HPD Sony HDMI DLCHE18W
    Phones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro
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  • ntculenuff
    ntculenuff Posts: 1,146
    edited December 2008
    yeah not to far off
    Speakers:
    Definitive BP7001sc mains
    Definitive C/L/R 3000 center
    Polk RT800i's rears
    Definitive supercube I Sub
    Audio:
    Onkyo TX-NR3010
    Emotiva XPA five Gen 3
    OPPO BDP-103 CD, SACD, DVD-A
    Video:
    Panasonic TC-P65ZT60
    OPPO BDP-103 Bluray
    Directv x's 2
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  • Lowell_M
    Lowell_M Posts: 1,660
    edited December 2008
    I use DiskGear for my DVD's, but you have to either store the cases separately or throw them away. It is a nice, reasonably cheap and quick way to get to the correct CD/DVD.

    www.discgear.com
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    RTi28 Rears
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    H/K AVR-247
    ADCOM GFA-7000
    Samsung PN58B860
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  • Motzart
    Motzart Posts: 1,075
    edited December 2008
    a_mattison wrote: »
    I use DiskGear for my DVD's, but you have to either store the cases separately or throw them away. It is a nice, reasonably cheap and quick way to get to the correct CD/DVD.

    www.discgear.com

    Nice idea but I like to keep em in their original cases.
    That way I'm not as paranoid something will happen to the disk.
    Still gotta store the Cases somewhere....might as well be with the Cd IMHO.

    Yamaha RX-A710 90Watt 7.1
    Mains: RTi A1's Center: CS150 Sats: RT15i's Sub: Velodyne DPS-10
    Music CD: Sony CDP-CE375 5 Disk
    HD TV: Vizio 42" LCD 1080p E420VO
    Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S350
    DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
    AV Rack: Sanus Euro EFAB-II Audio Base x2 EFAS-II Audio Expansion Shelf x4
    Cables Used: Monster Cable HPD Sony HDMI DLCHE18W
    Phones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro
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  • BigMac
    BigMac Posts: 849
    edited December 2008
    Take a look here. http://www.storeyourmedia.com/ Will help your room to not look like this,lol.
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    DON'T CLICK THIS!!
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  • punk-roc
    punk-roc Posts: 1,150
    edited December 2008
    Doesnt really add to the post, but i wanted to say thanks for the links to these sites. I've been looking for media storage options and these sites were great =)

    Jason
    2-Channel - So far...
    Pre: Dodd ELP
    DAC: W4S-Dac2
    Source(s): Computer and Denon 2910
    Amp: Parasound HCA-1200II
    Speakers: LSi9s - Vr3 Fortress Mod
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited December 2008
    I have all my cd's in 3 carrousel players. 2 Sonys that store 400 each and 1 Pioneer that stores 300. I got rid of the plastic cd cases and put all the inserts in photo binders (of course I kept all the special cd cases). I use Music Collector for all the cd info and to print out lists.

    Joe
    Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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