Ten inch tall stack of seven inch vinyl records placed on a scale showing the records weighs 10 lbs.

Analog audio recordings - Is physical media worth the weight?

Vinyl records sound great, but they take up physical space. 
One square foot of vinyl records, about 75 long play albums, weight approximately 35 pounds. 
Given that millions of steaming audio files, fit on the head of a pin, and have no mass, are analog audio recordings worth their weight?

My humble opinion is, yes, vinyl records are worth their weight. To clarify, I'm not disparaging digital media. I listen to many media formats, 7" , 10" and 12" vinyl, tape, CD and streaming digital. A trade off of sound quality for portability is possible, however, hearing your favorite music anywhere is a plus.

Weight of vinyl LPs is real, so the strength of your LP storage needs to match the number of discs it can hold. WAXRAX has designed its entire line of vinyl record storage exclusively from metal, using both aluminum and steel. 
One product example, the RC-2 vinyl record cart by WAXRAX rolls up to 400, 12-inch records effortlessly. That's nearly 200 lbs. of vinyl!

Unlike wood, or by products such as plywood or MDF, anodized aluminum & powder coated steel do not absorb and retain humidity.
The high strength of the metals used in WAXRAX designs allows our media storage with an open framework of thin structural support.
Our vinyl record storage does not hold heat and moisture, like a wooden box or plastic bin. Powder coated and anodized metals are also static dissipative, so your plastic sleeves do not attract static charge. 

Last, physical media is heavy, but it's also free of the internet, so when I play a record, that record is not listening to, or watching me. 

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