For a consistently growing CD collection and CD storage cabinet may be one of the best ways to keep your music collection together, easily organized and in a contained space.  As you will find there are many different CD storage options and cabinets is just one.  But it is one of the most popular, especially for larger collection, for a variety of reasons.

CD storage cabinets come in a variety of sizes and styles, with the most common being one with a wood finish and two large doors on the front of the cabinet.  This design makes it easy for you to set your stereo or any other items on top of the cabinet and still hold your discs inside.  In addition many of these cabinet style CD storage options allow you to also keep DVD movies, VHS tapes or even old cassette tapes inside as well.  If you want to keep little hands, or nosy hands out of your collection many cabinets come with a small lock much like you would find on a file cabinet or medicine cabinet.

The sizes and prices of CD storage cabinets is all over the range from some models being available for around fifty-dollars or less at stores like Target or Wal-Mart, while more durable and longer lasting fixtures can be found online.  At one website we visited while writing this article we found a solid oak CD cabinet that holds up to 612 compact discs or 298 DVD movie discs.  The unit included closing doors and stands forty inches high.  From the outside it looks like a TV stand or even miniature wet bar.  The cost was a very reasonable $269 when considering the unit is made of high-quality oak.

However in many homes or condos that have created a more contemporary style a wood cabinet or CD storage tower would be out of place.  For locations like this we recommend searching online for a metal CD rack or cabinet.  Many of the models we saw still include closing doors, but often with glass inserts, which allows for a display like look to the cabinet.  The metal accents on many racks and cabinets found online allows for good strength and quality, while keeping both a minimalistic and contemporary look to the CD storage racks.

Now as with many different furniture pieces there are always some very unique and expensive units.  One of these we found is actually a DVD CD storage cabinet that included an electric motor.  You could easily rotate through discs and movies with a simple push of a button, and stop when you reached the desired album or movie.  This unit cost well over a thousand dollars, and only held around four-hundred items, which may be a bit small for serious collectors.

Finally we should at least mention the several different CD rack storage options that can be expandable for collections that are still growing.  These cabinets or cases sometimes will be part of an easily put together set that maintains the same aesthetics no matter what piece you choose to add on to your system.  We have seen several “music rooms” that actually have created a CD storage wall effect by covering an entire side of the room in music racks.

No matter what kind of CD storage system you decide to buy, make sure you check several websites for the best prices and look for specials or discounts!

If your interior decorating style is one of contemporary designs and minimalistic effects, finding quality metal CD storage that matches may not be as easy as one would think.  Many times you visit some of the large box stores that carry home media storage you will find one or two different design models, but not the wide selection most people need when trying to perfectly match in the interior of their home.  This is especially true if you want your CD storage rack or shelf to be part of your overall entertainment display. 

Because of these desires and goal, mixed with the overall lack of selection at most retail locations, you will probably need to move your search online and look at some of the metal CD storage options found from companies that specialize in media storage.

The first thing you should consider before looking at specific models is just how many discs you are looking to hold.  Do you want to keep your entire collection in the open for display, or just a small sample of current favorites?  Also, do you want your CD storage racks to have doors of any kind, and should they include a locking mechanism for safety?  Many college students or other people who have roommates feel this is a very important feature of any kind of CD storage.

Once you have decided how many compact discs you need to hold, and whether you need to secure them, it is time to talk about money.  These days a specialized CD storage tower or CD storage cabinet can run from under fifty-dollars to over a thousand.  The folks at Boltz Furniture sell online and have a metal CD rack that holds 2400 discs and costs around nine-hundred dollars.

While many people don’t think about this before purchasing CD rack storage or any other kind of media storage unit, installation is vitally important to the longevity of the piece of furniture.  Here at CD Storage World we have found that while a CD DVD storage unit itself is well built, the attaching bolts and screws needed for installation can be a bit cheap.  In some units we have seen drastic improvements in strength just by replacing the flimsy bolts and screws with tougher models the can be purchased at a local hardware store for under five-bucks.

Finally, when it comes to metal CD storage or any kind for that matter, you should strongly consider and plan for growth in your collection.  There are some CD storage cabinets or racks that are part of an overall modular system that can be expanded with almost no limits.  Whether you purchase online or through a special storage furniture store, make sure to ask what kind of options there are for expanding the system.  Nothing looks worse than two or three different CD storage towers that are mismatched because they were bought from different places and manufacturers.  At that point you almost have to start over again with a new search.