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Listening habits and LP storage

Does your LP storage scheme affect your listening habits?

The majority of my albums are in the basement while my system is on the ground floor. I keep about 30-40 albums near the system (so that they don't overtake the room).

I find that when I listen, I'm picking from the nearby albums instead of my entire collection. I also have lots of new albums that need to be cleaned before I'll listen to them and I'm not getting to those very quickly at all (although I keep buying them :-)).

I'm not at all frustrated by this - if I was I'd be motivated to get up off my rear and rotate the selection near my system. Rather, I find myself content as I put something on and get swept up in the music.

How about you?
madfloyd

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elizabeth
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My Lps are just around a corner, in a bedroom. My only personal problem is putting away the Lps I pull to listen to. i try to put them back right away, but often wind up with a pile on the side.
I am always buying new to me used LPs and those are in another pile to be played. At least i have started playing all my new aquisitions instead of just stashing them away.
I only clean a LP when i am about to play it. i like to always play a LP immediately after washing it.

Ditto Cds. I have been on a big jazz buying spree as of late.
elizabeth
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I would have my Lps in the listening room, but that would narrow the listening area far too much. In the room my Lps are now in, no problems whatsoever with having them there.

(though IF I lived in earthquake territory i doubt i would feel safe with one ton (6,000 LPs) of Lps stressing the wood floors. (and doubt even more my being able to keep them in an earthquake prone area up here on the second floor.. if my downstairs neighbor knew what was over their heads!!!)
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