I totally get where you're coming from, dude.

However, for me, it's not about the SIZE of music collection, but the QUALITY of it - and by that I mean the quality of it to the owner, i.e. that it consists 100% of stuff he or she values and enjoys listening to, and crucially, plays on a regular basis.

There's little point in having 10,000 albums, if only 5% of that regularly sees the light of day, or if 50% of it is shite you no longer like!

In the case of the latter, get rid of it or sell it to someone else who will appreciate it. In that respect, thinning down one's collection makes perfect sense, as it makes you appreciate more what you've got left

Marco.