Who else here is frugal?

Hopefully, the bitchyness done for the thread.

@erik_squires ,
I, too, am one to try to spend as little as I can on the best equipment I can afford. Unfortunately, stereos have to come after things like mortgage payments and taxes.

I feel a bit guilty when I buy something used after hearing it at my dealer, but there is no way I could afford such equipment new. Though I do buy as much as I can through him.
Bob

when I consider making a purchase involving what to me seems like a significant amount of money I try to make sure that it will provide me with commensurate value and commensurate enjoyment, over the long-term.

@almarg

I think those are great guides. I think it's easy to hear something better, but we fail to weigh that "better" with value. Is the delta with this purchase equal to the delta in money I won't have in my wallet.

Too often I worry audiophiles see "better" as "worth any amount of money."

Hi Erik,

I don't by any means consider myself to be frugal. But when I consider making a purchase involving what to me seems like a significant amount of money I try to make sure that it will provide me with commensurate value and commensurate enjoyment, over the long-term.

And I make changes to my audio system relatively infrequently, mainly when something comes along that I find particularly exciting. The most recent example of that was a Pass XA25 amplifier, and before that a Herron phono stage, and before that a DEQX HDP-5. An Audio Technica AT-ART9 phono cartridge was in there somewhere as well.

I'll add that experiences reported by Audiogon members were certainly helpful in focusing my attention on those products.

Best regards,
-- Al
 

I've always found it easier to spend someone else's money,rather than spend my own.

@rocray

Excellent.... << taps fingerips together >>

I've always found it easier to spend someone else's money,rather than spend my own. 

Hey @millercarbon

Yeah, sometimes I suggest that preserving the value of what you have is a better idea than hacking it, especially if the poster doesn’t seem to be very technically inclined.

Since you are in my grill over every single post, tell us how you suffered. Tell us what great big trauma my suggestion caused you.

I mean damn, this is right up there with "I went to the doctor and he failed to diagnose my cancer so I am now in hospice" type of grudge. Tell us all how hard this was on you. We’re listening.

Best,
E

I listen to everything, recognize what I hear, then work to spend the least I can to get that sound. 

Do you remember erik_squires the one time I came here asking for help? My integrated had no pre-out, and I wanted to add one to run my sub amps. Do you remember? Let me refresh your memory some more. I thought it could be done with a simple mod using a pair of existing unused RCA inputs. A simple mod. Just wanted to know if anyone had any experience or ideas.

Now do you remember? Because I sure do. Your answer was to sell my amp and buy one with a sub out. Spend thousands of dollars. Your knee-jerk reaction. Thousands. Even when I said hey I like my integrated, this mod will be cheap. (Wound up being $1.54 with tax.) No you said spend thousands of dollars.

You are a lot of things Erik_squires but the last thing in the world you are is frugal.