All I can say to 12,000 is an incredible WOW!! I'm just over 3,000 (data entry goes on) and it has much time + money involved. A collection like yours is worth more than most peoples homes! So, what size room do you have all these albums in? It sounds, pun intended , as though you'd need a garage. I've been ripping all mine to a NAS device and can't wait to have instant track access anywhere (acts as a cloud drive) and anytime! A dream come true for me.

I do not enter too many technical details, just the basics... at least not yet anyway. Anyone out there in the MI, USA area interested in sharing/combining music collections to save a little money?