Music Collection Tour - How I Display & Store 11,000 CDs & More

Having recently moved from a tiny NYC apartment to my new house in New Jersey, as part of the renovations I built a music room. However, it doesn’t hold my complete collection that now has over 11,000 CDs, more than 200 boxsets, plus records, cassettes and more. Finding a place to store it all yet keep it accessible has been a journey in and of itself. Join me for a tour of how I display and store my complete music collection.

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[mikemars]

Amazing collection! There's nothing quite like having that physicality, putting it on display. I love it!

[GeraldLamb-fmri]

I have over 16, 000 CDs including several hundred box sets of various sizes all in one room and all on display with easy access to every title. Everything is in alphabetical order. I also organize each artist in order of original release date oldest to newest within the alphabetical order. Every spine is viewable. I custom built standard CD jewel case size shelving along each wall from floor to 10’ ceiling with the reachable top shelves deeper that are deep enough to hold any oversize box set. The box sets follow alphabetically by artist the standard jewel case CDs below them - all the way around the room. I added controllable lighting in eight sets around the room so that every title is lit and easily readable. The room is large enough to include on one end a top end audio system with 18 different playback and recording formats that are controlled in a central mix system. My 8, 000 vinyl albums and 45’s are housed in this floor to ceiling system cabinet. At the other end of the room a current vintage large widescreen offers glorious video with awesome surround sound. My many music videos flank the big screen TV. The head in the system sends audio to all rooms of my three story home as well as to all sides of exterior of my home so that I can hear audio anywhere in my yard and garden. I have a custom German handmade 9.2 surround system in this studio room as well as stereo or surround in all of the rooms of my home. Been collecting since I was five starting in 1964 with “Introducing The Beatles”. May sound like a brag. Not my intention. I am a music nut like the rest of you and I assembled this piece by piece over these many years and I chose a profession in the pro audio industry that gave me the contacts and the means for assembling what I have today. I haven’t many years left but I will enjoy what is to come. Thank you for reading this.

[captainbeyond]

The love of music is such a wonderful experience. It’s like a best friend that gets you through life’s trials and tribulations and never lets you down. Enjoy your awesome collection and cherish your faithful friend MUSIC! Cheers from the Captain

[rickyiglesias]

I have about 800 total and I struggle to listen to each CD once per year, minimum. If I had 11, 000, I'd have to spend 20 hours a day listening to music, every day of the year to listen to each. I hope you're not like me. hahah. Great collection. Love your channel. Glad I found it.

[rustydogcfl]

I am from NJ originally and now live in FL. Love your collection and how you have everything laid out in your home. If you ever come to FL, let me know and I can give you a tour of all the records stores here in the Orlando/Tampa area. You would love it. It is great to meet other music lovers here on YouTube. Physical releases are so much better than digital ones. I truly enjoy holding the music in my hands.

[DJAngelShadows]

as someone who has ocd, it's deeply satisfying to see your top cd boxed sets sitting flush against the corner on the ceiling in the first parts of the video-- 🤘😍🤘

[patriottex]

Your music collection is very impressive. I love how you have it displayed. I love how organized you have your collection. Good to see the Wall of Wonder made the move! Rock on, Brendon, !

[sharipeace]

I’m always interested in seeing how other people store their music collection. When my collection was at its largest, (in the 9, 000 + range) I stored in the Ultra Boxx from Bags Unlimited. all alphabetical. The Ultra boxes are quite strong and hold 100 CD’s. I could stack up to 6’ high without a problem. And having a large indoor room to store them worked for me. Thanks for sharing a peak at all your musical treasures Brendon!

[autobond]

Nice T-shirt! First album I ever bought with my allowance!

[turntabillist]

I found your channel and was immediately inspired to buy some of those bankers boxes and start organizing my haphazard collection with piles of CD's and DVD's scattered all throughout my room. Right off the bat in less than an hour or so, I could actually start walking in the room and instantly find a CD or DVD that I had filed away in the boxes. Great solution and very possibly, the ONLY solution if one wants to curate a large collection with limited space.

[aderifield]

Wow man. What a great collection. I recently discovered your channel and have been watching a few videos. You’ve got a great personality for presenting in a way that’s just enjoyable to watch. I’d love to see you be able to get to that millionaire status and build that epic music room one day. It would be like a museum.

[flaviopitanga]

What amazing collection you have. Cheers. 🎉

[KITT]

Fantastic man, which I have quite a lot of music too, on CD most not as many as you do here but, still I can relate enough. My favorite format too always was. Someone who knows how I am told me about this video and, yeah I liked it for sure. I could stand to do better than my, chaotic way I have my CDs but I like how you've gone about it.

[MarcDurain]

Bigger house, bigger music room... But the best spot is still the floor right before the stereo 😉 thank you Brendon for this tour !

[VincentBautista]

I just saw your channel on my youtube feed, and checking out an 11, 000 CD collection caught my eye. Very impressive! An excellent channel; thank you for sharing! Living in an apartment makes you buy only what you need or can't live without. My dream is to own a house one day, but at 59, it may remain a dream.

[jasonsgandurra]

This is absolutely awesome, i think I found someone who has more cds than I do. Great video and great cd collection.

[TheLegend-yofw]

Awesome Tooth and Nail Shirt Dude Great Album

[thomasmarthinussen]

Such a marvellous CD collection. Great house too!

[Original_Lurke_fromthe_Unknown]

Brendon, really cool set-up you have now. What a year it’s been. It was awesome to finally meet you in person!! Let’s keep it going in 2023. Happy new year my friend.

[jebmccandless]

Congrats on the new house! It’s so nice to be able to display so much of your collection!
I’ve wondered where I rank in the world for my cd collection in total units. I believe I have about 4, 000. It really is an addiction. Haha I am reaching a capacity maximum in my 650 square foot apt.