Will CD Wallet scratch my CDs?

I'm going to be on a long summer vacation and like to bring my SACDs and DCC gold cds with me. I'm looking at this cd wallet

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...&sku_id=0665000FS10022655&catid=&newdeptid=2#

But I'm not sure if cd wallet will scratch cds, anyone has experience?

 

If treated carefully, I suppose the wallet would be safe, but I tend to think of them as promoting not being too careful with CD's. Could just be me. I'd fill it with CD-R's of my favorite stuff, not the favorite stuff itself.

 

No way! The booklet itself MIGHT not scratch anything (depending on brand), but if you get any sand/crap in it...whoo, boy. Make some CD-Rs or leave the golds at home...

Happened to me with non-golds only, thankfully, but still a pain...

 

I second (or third that, rather). Definitely make CD-R's of the Gold's.

 

I dunno. I've used a 30 CD wallet for my trips and never really had a problem to be honest.

 

I take my CDs to work every day. CD wallets aren't going to scratch the CDs to the point of unplayability, but they inevitably leave very fine hairline scratches. Your CDs will play fine, but won't look brand new, if that's a concern. Of course, if you're going anywhere near sand with your CDs, you shouldn't bring originals, period.

 

Let me elaborate on what happened to my CDs, because I also did it for years with little-no problem:
I took the wallet down to the beach and some sand got in somehow. Eventually it worked its way into the pockets. Probably would have been okay until I filled it full, and zipped it shut. At that point, the discs were pressed together and the sand pushed into the surface of the CD, creating a pit. Not always unplayable therafter, but certainly not desirable...

 

I keep many CD's in a big wallet as it's just not practical to take my jewel cases to/from college. However my whopping two gold's I keep separate -- if I'm gonna splurge once in a while, might as well take good care of them! That said, the wallet doesn't scratch up my CD's, though a jewel case still provides better protection.

 

I was the only person I ever met to actually cart his/her jewel cased CDs to and from school. And with 700+ CDs by the end, it was a PITA.

 

As a matter of practice, only cdr back-ups leave my house.

 

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What the heck were you thinking? And how in hell did you have room?

 

I would not use the wallet for any valuable CDs. The pockets themselves are made of a material that is gentle on the CD surfaces, but when you take them out or put them back in, you need to be careful not to scratch the playing side against the zipper, particularly if it is metal.

 

I had a good pair of shelves and big enough rooms, for the most part...
As to what I was thinking...well...something about the CD losing part of its coolness sitting in a book. You are definitely not the first to question my sanity on that one, though... Talk to my friends whose CDs went to the back of their closets after they got their iPods...

 

I agree make cdrs.

I have found two types of CD Wallets. One with the soft plastic/vinyl sleeves, and the other with soft cloth sleeves. The latter is the type that I use and have NEVER had a problem with scratches. I do however fear the vinyl sleeves because plastic density is so mysterious you never know if or what Cd will get scratched.

If you can find the wallet with cloth sleeves you should be ok taking them along. good luck.

 

It has nothing to do with my fears of keeping CDs in a CD Wallet, but I'm always reluctant to take anythingrare or valuable *out of the house* period. I think a wallet is pretty safe if used reasonably. The damage noted above was caused by the *sand* and not the wallet itself...

 

Thanks all, busy burnning now.

 

I won't put a MoFi, DCC, or rare disc in a wallet.

Anything else is fair game. You might get some visible hairline scratches. On my common discs, I could care less.

 

I've never used any of the plastic CD wallets, but I have a couple from the 80s that have soft felt-like pockets and have never had any problems. And the way they fold, the bare backs of the discs are never rubbing against each other (as they did in one flawed CD wallet I bought and used briefly...never again). Since I have changers in both cars, I have no need for the wallet in the car anymore.

 

Changers are worse ... now those can scratch cds. Car CD players, too, with the slot (ugh). Those are worse than any CD wallet. The only one I'd ever buy is that Sony one that has the normal tray (very cool).

 

Thats what happened in my experience. I still find CD's in my collection today and remember when I tried to save space going to university. In the CD-R age, my discs of any value (sentimental or otherwise) never leave the house.

 

It's a time issue in many cases - quite frankly, I don't have time to sit and burn CD-Rs. If I'm going to do that, I might as well buy an iPod since it's smaller. When I pack for a trip, I never decide until pretty much I go what I'm taking. So then I need to burn 36 CD-Rs? I don't think so.

 

take a look at slappa cases: http://slappa.com/index.htm
these are by far the best cd case i have use. the felt lining is very soft and it features double-dib pockets to insert the cd covers too. kind of a 'why didn't i think of that' type of product.