One of the most important inventions of the 20th century is the compact disc. In the past, music used to be contained in plastic 18 inch vinyl records which dominated the market. From homes to discos, the vinyl record was king. But thanks to the innovation of Phillips Electronics and Sony, the vinyl record was replaced by the compact disc, a smaller disc that contained music, not in convenctional grooves like the vinyl but in digital format of 1s and 0s. This digital format radically replaced the way people listened and processed music. For the first time in history,music fans could listen to their favorite tracks in exactly the same way it was produced in the studio. The CD could also contain more data because it stored music in digital format.
The music world quickly and lovingly embraced the compact disc and people flocked to stores to re-purchase their favorite music in CDf format. CDs could also last longer than the vinyl records meaning that in no time at all, one could accumulate hundreds of cds which he or she could play for a longer time. This obviously posed the issue of storage. Like vinyl records, CDs could be damaged if they were improperly stored. A scratch on a CD could cause the same effect as on the vinly record, causing the music to skip much to the irritation of the listeners.
Different companies quickly filled this need for optimum storage by coming up with various CD storage units. It is no longer difficult to find CD storage cabinets, racks, stack bins and drawers in a practically all designs and shapes. They come in plastic, wood, fiberglass, and sometimes metal. Wood, plastic and fiberglass tend to be more common.
The size, shape, design and texture of the CD storage device depends mostly on the needs of the owner. Some people do not have that many CDs and therefore will not need anything more than a stack bin. Stack bins are smaller and come in either plastic or wood. Most are plastic. They can be carried anywhere and offer great protection for CDs. They also contain wheels for easy movement.
CD storage cabinets and units are made by the same companies that make household furniture but some companies such as Bestar, Canwood, Bush Business Furniture, Intelligent Designs, , Home Styles, KidKraft, and O'Sullivan prevail when it comes to CD storage devices. CD storage units come with adjustable cabinets depending on whether they are designed for a greater load. As we mentioned most people will not need anything more than mountable stack bins. People who have CDs for commercial use such as DJs, may require more complex yet convenient CD storage units such as cabinets. While the advent of digital music is here to stay and people are now downloading music from the Internet directly onto portable music devices, CD storage devices are also going to be there for a long time because of the existing CD stockpiles which are in existent in most homes, schools and businesses.
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