Double CD boxes
Hi All,
For my money, it was a black day when the "slimline double" CD case
was introduced. (Around 1992, if memory serves.) Up until this time,
double albums were packed in double-thickness jewel cases, which held
the discs in standard inserts.
I *hate* slimline double cases. When new, they grip the discs so
securely that I fear for the discs every time I remove them. After a
few weeks use, the tabs then snap off, and the discs fall off the
spindles and rattle around inside the case. If the original jewel case
was a slightly flawed design, the person who designed slimline double
cases should be taken out and shot...
As a result of this, every time I buy a double CD nowadays, I remove
the discs and keep them in a double-width jewel case, (bought in bulk
from online dealers). I then scan the original inlay and print inlays
based on it for the new double case.
However, the size of my collection is now reaching crisis level, and I
am left with two options:
1) Move house so as to acquire some more walls to screw shelves to.
;-)
2) Find some more efficient way of storing double CDs.
So, does anyone out there have any suggestions for a slimline-style
double case that doesn't display the failings of the ones so beloved
of the record companies? I.e. holds the discs securely, but not so
securely that it is a struggle to remove them, and doesn't fall to
bits within a month. Compatibility with the inlays in a standard
slimline double case would be an advantage.
Any suggestions gratefully received - or I'll be down the estate
agent... ;-)
Cheers,
Simon
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