Flat Cleaning, part 2...

[maxcelcat]

Ok, so I moved in here in February of last year (2005). I've literally just set up my stereo! I need a new one - parts of it are over 20 years old, my CD player is a portable from the 80's that I bought off a friend, and I don't even know why I have a tape deck...

On the plus side, I can now play my vinyl records! I have a box full, lots of which I don't have in any other format.

I've also connected one of the sockets to my MP3 playing PC, so all the other parts of the stereo are now irrelevant - I'll just play my 9094 MP3s (and Oggs) through it, and never ever have to turn a record over again :-)

Ok, enough goofing off... Still haven't touched my bedroom.......!

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[dissolvedpet.livejournal.com]

after moving several thousand times in a matter of years, i now have it down to a horrible confused and non-working system that does however involve my stereo being the first thing that is always set up. the cables get tied up and kept somewhere easy and obvious, and everything begins with music when i arrive.
i have yet to figure out how to pack my cds in an intellient way (which lead to some "interesting" djing a few months back), but thats what mp3s and rca to single audio output cables are for.

MP3s are your friend...

[maxcelcat]

I had the sense to pack most of my stereo pretty carefully - put ties on all the cables for example. But it's still a bit of a mess... I have this ancient setup with two amplifiers, which throws out more noise than my tiny flat really needs...

As for my CDs, I have about 400 at the moment (although I'm definitely missing some I used to own - a rare William Burroughs album and some other stuff. I suspect one of my ex housemates probably still has them.

During a previous fit of insane house cleaning, I sorted them all into alphabetical order, because I couldn't find a damn thing. Compilations are there by their name, artist by surname, etc. And until recently, I had at least one CD for every letter of the alphabet - except U! Now I have something by "Undecisive God" and still nothing by that annoying band from Ireland that that Bono chap is from... And yes, I am descended from librarians.

Re: MP3s are your friend...

[dissolvedpet.livejournal.com]

im currently living under the stairs in a warehouse apartment, its temporary and freezing, and the only things i have is some shelving, my bed, and my trusty digital amp and tv set-up. it makes it home :)
im like that with videos and dvds. i have my dvds here, but my videos are spread out across two houses at the moment, there are quite a few. i collect 80s bizarre vhs. one day i'll ditch all the actual videos and just create folders for the amazing covers.
no librarians in my recent family line, but i am a fuddy duddy who likes to organise things. the videos used to be arranged alphabetically, by rating and size.... hours of amusement.