Ugrade-itis - is there a cure?


If, by some "dark magic" you woke up one day and your system sounded the best you've ever heard it - AND - better than the best system you had ever listened to in a high priced audio store, would you still want to upgrade your components?

If the answer is yes - are you...
  1. an "Audio shop-o-holic"
  2. or just curious as whether that new component will make a difference 
If you are #2 - if you bought a new component and it made NO improvement - would you stop uprading?

Just curious :-)
williewonka
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Finding a way to be happy without spending money is actually possible.
OMG, please share!!  Or write a book.
I'll bet a lot of Audiogoners have systems that are ALREADY better than they need to be in terms of reproducing the mostly mediocre or worse recordings available commercially. The real work is finding good sounding LP's, CD's, etc., ones with sound quality equal to that of the music.

Hmmm. this sounds like the best rig I've ever put together!!

what to do? what to do now?

sell it!!!

which is exactly what i did... with some regrets.

or, better put, sell off most of it and try some new approach I've not experienced previously.

such as....
, an all SS rig.... then try an all tube outfit.

ala tube and sS rig, then try a SET low powered Hi Eff speaker arrangement.

or go all digital.

or purely analog.

horns? single driver or All Active speakers?

there is something about exchanging pieces rather than upgrading and sticking with a superior performing system, once that level is achieved.

though, this requires a very 'balanced' audio semi nut and not a card carrying audio nervosa philiac'.

who's to say why someone feels constant change is the best plan? or that, in other words, change simply for the sake of change appeals to someone?

I've found in a lot of people life is all about three vital areas...
money
Sex
Applause
for some, its all three that they constantly have to acquire.

Regardless, this latter audio nut is sure gaining experience despite the fact they had a turnstyle and loading dock built onto their house, and now know all the UPS and FED EX driver's kids, and wife's name, birthdays, etc.

it also means they have a solid 'in' with a distrubutor or dealer and or quite deep pockets


I adore the idea of having 3 entirely separate rigs.
SET w/Horns
All Tube rig.
a hybrid tube and SS/digital outfit.

OK, so four.... a smoking HT setup.


if the rig is indeed the best sounding thing you've amassed to date and then one begins exchanging things which are predominately sideways steps, it ain't the system or its gear that needs a closer look at, its more likely the 'nut' behind the wheel.