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The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase

This is tongue in cheek people, so let’s keep the replies light shall we?
The 5 Stages of Making a Bad Audio Purchase:

1. Denial: "My system, which before was of course totally awesome, is now totally awesomer! The sound stage isn’t just 3 dimensional any more, it is 4 dimensional. I can feel fingers sliding across guitar strings, drums are like my head is against the snare, and the bass goes 10hz lower ...."

2. Anger: "WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON’T BELIEVE MY SYSTEM WENT FROM AWESOME TO AWESOMER!!!. You obviously have a crap system, your ears are crap, you are just jealous."

3. Bargaining: "Hey, this gadget will make your already awesome system totally awesomer! 60% of MFR list is a great deal for it! That’s 40% off and you don’t even have to pay tax. I am only selling it because I am upgrading to the even awesomer version 2. My loss is your gain."

4. Depression: "I can’t believe I spent $5,000 on this thing ....."

5. Acceptance: "Sure, 75% off list is fair."
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fleschler
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glupson-I was prepared to spend another $50,000 if the room was 25’ X 20’ X 14’, the site of my extra land adjacent to my family room. However, on 3-17-2017 the City of Los Angeles passed a anti-mansionization law that downsized to 20% buildable area on 20,000’+ lots (25% on lesser size lots) zoned RA. Since 1/4 of L.A. is a zoned RA, that killed construction/additions beyond the reasonable size for large lots. However, they kept in place 50% buildable area for under 7,500’ lots and 45% over on R1 lots, the majority of lots in L.A. So this stupid law allows 4,500’ mansions on 10,000’ lots to still be constructed overshadowing neighbors with modest 1,200’ homes which is very much still happening. So, I used two of my four slightly oversized garages to build an interior of 15.8" X 19’8" X 10’ high listening room with those 16" thick exterior walls..
glupson
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fleschler,

Four garages, things that dreams are made of.

Interesting story about building laws and big buildings overshadowing small ones. It seems you need Elliot Glass.
fleschler
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On any residential zoned lot, one can construct up to a 10’ X 12’ shed, not larger, without permit, but can build as many as a lot can hold (in my lot, about two dozen on my grassy areas). Stupid laws in California. Gov Newsom and the Democratic supermajority are passing many stupid laws, such as two weeks ago, permission to construct two ADU (additional dwelling units) on any residential lot regardless of HOA and municipal zoning ordinances. No additional parking is required. This is to encourage homeless residences to be developed on private land. Yeah, like someone is going to build ADUs and have homeless move onto their properties, especially in my guard gated neighborhood.
glupson
7,842 posts
 
"...like someone is going to build ADUs and have homeless move onto their properties,"
Technically, they will not be homeless anymore, if I understood correctly. Otherwise, it does not seem like a reasonable expectation.

Anyway, it is nice that you have an opportunity to make the room the way you feel is the best.
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geoffkait
23,365 posts
 
For any audio gadget or thingamabob the assessments are split right down the middle 50-50. OK, you want examples? Fair enough! The Tice Clock, Nordost Cables, AntiCables, Mpingo disc, LS3/5a speakers, Wilson speakers, AudioQuest Cables, cables with Arrows 🔚 on them, audiophile fuses, things without an accompanying explanation, things WITH an explanation, vibration isolation, any product with the word quantum in the name, The Intelligent Chip, power line conditioners, MAG LEV, contact enhancers, CD treatments, the Green Pen, streaming, Schumann Frequency Generator, crystals, CD degaussers, cones, springs. OMG! What is an audiophile to do? 😩
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