Going back to CDs – hi-fi player, kids’ bedroom ideas and storage?

Media monkey for ripping CDs. All of mine are ripped lossless (as well as MP3) and a network drive for streaming, but I still like to play the physical CDs now and again. I’ve not had the bonding issue described above and it has been about 10 years since I DJ boxed my CDs.

I actually bought a CD last week! Must be the first time in 15 years. I’d been to see Memorials and bought their new album at the gig direct from Verity. It’s a great album, recommended.

my CD player (a TEAC mini system with DAB / FM / CD) is in the loft. Do I have to do anything special when I bring it down? E.g let it acclimatise in the house before switching it on?

Thread hijack, but is there a quick way of ripping CDs to MP3?

Just download the MP3 files from BitTorrent. You’ve paid the artist, someone else has volunteered to do the work for you.