How do I store a large CD collection?
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How do I store a large CD collection?
What is the best way to store CDs?
- Store CDs standing up vertically.
- Keep them in a low dust area.
- Keep them in a cool, dry climate-controlled area with minimal light.
- It’s best to keep CDs in the original case since they’re designed to protect the disc.
Do CDs fit in kallax drawers?
The Kallax insert, for up to 60 CDs, was manufactured with tight tolerances and a high accuracy of fit, which allows it to be neatly inserted into the shelf compartment without a larger visible gap. The CD insert matches the Kallax decorative colours white, black-brown and birch.
How do you store 100s of CDs?
You can keep hundreds of CDs in a drawer, or right next to your stereo instead of on a giant rack. Each sleeve looks pretty tight, but you should be able to slip the CD’s cover and liner notes alongside every disc, which would make it easy to find the album you’re looking for as you flip through.
How many CDs fit in a Kallax cube?
The Kallax insert, for up to 60 CDs, was manufactured with tight tolerances and a high accuracy of fit, which allows it to be neatly inserted into the shelf compartment without a larger visible gap.
How many CDs can Kallax hold?
You can fit around 50-60 records in each cube in a Kallax, which means a 2X2 model can hold 200 records. That 2X2 model runs for $50, or 25 cents per record it holds. Expand that out to the 5X5 Kallax–the biggest one available–and you can hold 1250 records. At $199, that’s only 16 cents a record it can hold.
How long do recorded CDs last?
The relative stability of optical disc formats
| Optical disc formats | Average longevity |
|---|---|
| CD-RW (erasable CD) | 20 to 50 years |
| BD-RE (erasable Blu-ray) | 20 to 50 years |
| DVD+R (silver alloy metal layer) | 20 to 50 years |
| CD-R (cyanine or azo dye, silver alloy metal layer) | 20 to 50 years |
Which side of a CD is worse to scratch?
label side
Scratches on the label side of CDs can be a more serious problem. Because the reflective metal layer and data layer are so close to the surface of the label side of the disc, they can be damaged very easily.
