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Trouble letting go?

Am I the only one who has gear laying around they're not using because they have trouble letting go of stuff they like? I've got a pair of Energy C6s that are actually holding up my rear speakers. I haven't sold them because I liked them and they were such a good value. I also have an old preamp in my attic (Perreaux, somewhere between 10 and 15 years old). I still have it because it was my first preamp. Am I nuts? Should I just sell them, or does anyone have any recommendations for a cd player and amp that might match these components for a decent secondary small-room system? Ack! Did I just say that? Oh well...
dbw1
reubent
6,963 posts
 
This is just a confirmation: "You Are Nuts"!!!

Aren't we all?!!!!

Enjoy,

TIC
jc2000
92 posts
 
You can consider the unused equipment as backup equipment in case something goes wrong with your current equipment. Or, maybe it's time to consider building extra systems in other rooms.

One thing worth thinking of is how many people will talk about something they owned...and wish they still had.
nighthawk
259 posts
 
Do you have any family members that might appreciate it? My parents are using a system made from some of my old gear and they love it (Infinity Qa speakers, NAD receiver, Denon CD player). They never would've spent the money for even a modest system like this. They have 400 to 500 CDs - not bad for a couple in their late 60s with absolutely no interest in audio.
ozfly
887 posts
 
It's nice to have extra equipment about in the event all you have is fried by a lightning strike. At least that's how I justify it ;-) Jc2000 has it nailed.
mechans
3,048 posts
 
I am nuts too. I am not a pack rat about most anything else except audio. I still own most of what I have enjoyed at different periods in my evolution. The only thing I can say is overly sentimental and that is I don't want to give/sell away a piece of my sonic youth. That being said I have some stuff which I have bought recently which I would sell, I could use the room. Now its my Wife she likes it and won't let me sell it!
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