[Thor Joachim Haga]

Your post reminds me of something, Graham — the relatively mundane issue of SPACE.

I’ve rented a tiny, 25 sqm one-room apartment for 18 years now (well, I once owned it, now I rent it, but that’s a long and complex story that I won’t go into here). Enormously expensive, but then again it’s the fanciest neighbourhood in Norway’s capital city. But that poses certain challenges. I have room for one big CD shelf (the Ivar shelf system from IKEA) that houses my CDs. That shelf is already pretty much maxed by now, so that’s one of the reasons for why I’ve limited new acquisitions to titles that I need for completist purposes (I guess about 30-40 titles in total). The space becomes a massive limit.

But then I’m guessing you guys have more room? Do you have special media rooms? Perhaps in the basement, if you own a house? A gentleman’s retreat that your spouse and family have allowed you? Or is it a constant negotiation to have your physical media out and about in the general area of the house/apartment?