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members and their systems

for the short time I have been on here, I see that members will start a thread asking about a certain piece of equipment or speakers..       they will then buy that piece of equipment / speakers, start a thread about it saying how good it is and then next thing you know, they are starting another thread asking about another piece of gear as they are looking for something different.           what happened to that piece of gear that was so great ?       
  i get the whole buying thing....but where are members getting the money to do all of this stuff ?       do they not have other bills such as rent / mortgage payment, car payment, other bills to pay for also ?
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glupson
7,842 posts
 
aewarren,

"Did you understand glupson’s post about Naim? I didn’t!"

It attached to "I recently bought a complete Mark Levinson audio system and the dealer threw in a Lexus." (which I think was a funny comment)

Naim For Bentley | Car Audio Systems | Naim Audio

I would also recommend Burmester. Both are great applications in given environment.

Bugatti EB 16.4 VEYRON (burmester.de)
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wsrrsw
1,037 posts
 
My Dad told me that I could make more money in five minutes by marrying a rich woman than I could in a life time. I didn’t listen

All the money I did make I spent on lunch.

Like many here I have friends in the business and that’s what aids in the gear that once was the be all and end all getting replaced.
aewarren
658 posts
 
@glupson
Thanks, I had no idea as I’ve never been in a Bentley. That was funny even though you had to explain it to me.
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larsman
1,983 posts
 
I'm retired, and I saved up money while I was working so I'm quite comfortable now; never had to support a family, either. So now I can engage in 'retail therapy' and sound system upgrade at the same time!
sokogear
1,097 posts
 
@millercarbon - no cell phone??????? How can you live in the 21st century? What if your car breaks down? I'm not saying you even need a smartphone. You can get a non data phone meant for people who don't know what the internet is for as the famous @mahgister would say is "peanuts". I'm sure your must be joking.

As far as the original post, I've been incrementally upgrading very s l o w l y over the past 39 years which has lately accelerated a bit since the kids are finally off the payroll (physician daughter was a marathon). I try to always make the newest component the best of the system, buy demo or used in new condition and don't collect the stuff. When I'm done with item it's traded in or sold outright.

There are all types on AG. $500 systems to $500K systems. I cringe when I hear people looking for $30K speakers or $50K amps, but I have no idea about their financial situation or their values. They could be lottery winners, or wall street types. It could be like Monopoly money to them and they are keeping up with the Joneses. Last I checked it's a free country.


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