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Audiophile Addiction

I met a man on Audiogon who had a fairly high-end system and he was selling the whole thing off. I asked him why, which is the purpose of this posting, is that he was constantly trying to find the perfect sound from his audio system and came to the conclusion it does not exist. Additionally, he said most often all of his hours of listening were alone, taking many hours of quality time from his family. In addition, he said he was listening to his equipment vs. the music. He is now very happy listening to background music with his family from his AV system. I don't know, I just wanted to share this story as I myself fall into this trap (made me think).
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kijanki
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"a table radio is sufficient"

To be able to hear 50% of orchestra's instruments ain't bad. No distracting details - also a benefit.
polk432
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Loomisjohnson and Kijanki, why have a family at all? I'll bet lots of audiophiles wish your parents had never met! Rock & Roll!!!!!!!!!
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uru975
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Retired audiophiles like retired politicians have fought the good fight and now after all is said and done seek more time with friends and family.

Perfection is in the next world.

Or to paraphrase Suzuki "Your audio system is perfect as it is and there is plenty of room for improvement."

Relax, enjoy, this too shall pass
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roxy54
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Kijanki, you also make a good point. I consider my enjoyment of music a separate thing from my interest in hardware, audio magazines etc. Still, I have found that the latter can get in the way of the former.
tan43
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Having friends as Audiophiles keep me interested.
It would not be near as much fun by myself.
In fact, I probably would never have known the differences in nice systems.Same holds true with the music.
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