How much gear do you own?
Do you have multiples of amps, preamps, speakers, cables, etc?
I do, and am starting to realize it's leaning hard toward a sickness rather than a passionate hobby. Either that, or I'm getting up in age and tired of all the "stuff" I've acquired taking up so much space.
I went through a phase about ten years ago where I got tired of stereo gear and dumped most of it. I really regretted it after a few years and acquired most (and then much more) back.
But this time it feels different somehow. And I really think it has to do with my age...pushing 60.
Others go through this?
Thoughts?
I have the VAC PA 100 100 tube amp & ARC LS15 tube amp that l bought back in 1995 and a Spectron musical MK ll amp I have two sets of speakers, Maggie's and Mythos ST's Two Ultra 13 subs, Exogal Comet Plus DAC, Oppo BD 105 Blu-ray Audiolab 6000N streamer For 5.1 Emotiva XMC-2 AV Pre amp Anthem 5 channel amp All my interconnects and speaker wires are MIT according to my wife, I'm done!
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Yes I have too much stuff and a lot of it is audio gear. But as I am a discerning purchaser each and every piece paid me back in spades My music room is coming down the home stretch to completion and that was Regards,
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I live in an apartment, so I have limited space. I guess that’s a blessing. Otherwise I see myself accumulating a lot more gears. As of now, I have 4 components that are duplicates and ready to get rid of: turntable, phono stage, a streamer, and an old NAD home theater receiver. I’ve just been too lazy to get them listed online. The problem with this hobby (or any other hobbies) is that it is so easier to go spend the $$ to buy new gears. Many times it is just a few simple clicks on your computer. But it is a lot more work to get rid of your old gears, and that takes a lot of discipline. I’m curious how many of you out there that live in small spaces with big excess of gears. |
@xcool - And an issue for those afflicted with audio disfunction, and living in small spaces, is no storage room for the original packaging (especially speaker boxes. Really makes selling more difficult. I currently live in a large family home with significant storage space (mostly filled with junk I don't use). I keep all boxes/packaging to ease the re-sell activity. I think if I lived in a much smaller space, I would not have accumulated so many duplicates. I also would have sold/traded more records when I made new purchases. Oh, and I wouldn't have 6 bikes and 2 boats... |
