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The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase

This is tongue in cheek people, so let’s keep the replies light shall we?
The 5 Stages of Making a Bad Audio Purchase:

1. Denial: "My system, which before was of course totally awesome, is now totally awesomer! The sound stage isn’t just 3 dimensional any more, it is 4 dimensional. I can feel fingers sliding across guitar strings, drums are like my head is against the snare, and the bass goes 10hz lower ...."

2. Anger: "WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON’T BELIEVE MY SYSTEM WENT FROM AWESOME TO AWESOMER!!!. You obviously have a crap system, your ears are crap, you are just jealous."

3. Bargaining: "Hey, this gadget will make your already awesome system totally awesomer! 60% of MFR list is a great deal for it! That’s 40% off and you don’t even have to pay tax. I am only selling it because I am upgrading to the even awesomer version 2. My loss is your gain."

4. Depression: "I can’t believe I spent $5,000 on this thing ....."

5. Acceptance: "Sure, 75% off list is fair."
atdavid
stfoth
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Stage 6--Rinse, repeat.

Some can eventually reach a Stage 7. That happens when the frustration is so overwhelming that you lose the ability to think clearly and start, begin, and need to use three words to describe, detail, and explain every single incoherent, rambling, disjointed thought.
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glennewdick
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Step 10;  realise all that detail, extension,  slam (add your own words), bang for buck was nonsense and all I really wanted was some tone control device that got my toes taping again. 

Step 11; Realise music is the goal not gear and buy what makes your hart move to the music not your brain to the equipment. 

Step 12; happily listening to music again not equipment. 

Now how to get to step 10 that's the hard part. 

glen 

I like Elizabeth's version to. ;-)  
atdavid OP
736 posts
 
For me personally, I find a really oakey full bodied Cab can get me to step 12 at least temporarily.
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millercarbon
12,531 posts
 
Here in Washington we have some sweet green bud that will get you there in one step: inhale. 

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