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Have you become too jaded with this hobby???

Greetings fellow A'goners.After posting a reply to a question in another forum section I started pondering if this was happening to me.I had put together a modest system that one of my coworkers(who happens to play bass in a band that just opened for Dokken & is getting ready to cut thier first record for a major lable)was completely blown away by.He had NEVER heard a stereo system that sounded so good according to him & decided he wanted me to help him build a system.A short while later I screwed up & killed my integrated amp so I sold off everything in the name of the almighty upgrade.After my reply in the other forum I now wonder if I am heading down the slippery slope of diminishing returns...So my question to all of you is this:Have you become so jaded by this hobby that you can NOT sit down in front of a VERY simple,inexpensive but well put together & set up system without disecting everything you hear & only focusing on what the system does NOT do,or can you still just listen to a simple VERY inexpensive system or a small portable radio & still enjoy the music?I look forward to your replies,Take care...
freediver
ebm
9,311 posts
 
Its about the music not the equipment.
hotmailjbc
571 posts
 
this is a hobby with alot going for it. there is the music in all the foremats. there is all the technology and innovations. there is the personalization of your own unique system. there is always something new on the horizon. there is the tweaking and diy aspect. there is the sharing of ideas among a small group of enthusiasts. there are venomous exchanges to savor. and it can be done in the privacy of your home,, if i put birdhouses of my own design in the yard a zoning commissioner would swing by. ha, i have become bored with several hobbies but never audio
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rok2id
7,832 posts
 
I have three 2-channel systems on one rack. I play them one week at a time in rotation. They all have different 'wire'.Amp and cd players. I have three, in part, because I cannot stand the thought of being without music , in case of breakdown. I have never heard any difference in any of them. They all sound great. After reading the posts here, I don't know if I'm blessed or cursed.
unsound
7,318 posts
 
I think I still have perspective,:-). I get a real kick from overachieving value champion systems. On the other hand, I get disgusted by the sound in movie theatres.
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