The Wilt Chamberlain of Audio Gear

Here's a kind of side question to the OP's: 

How many here were swapping gear in and out and realized they needed to work on their room?

If that was you, and you sorted out your room's acoustics, did you go back to swapping gear? Did that then, again, change the treatments in your room?

There are a lot of variable at play in how things sound, and to just swap gear misses a bit part of the adventure.

How many NBA players besides WC had the rules of the game changed just because of them? Zero comes to mind. 3 in the key.

Just remember Freddies' dead.

Keep on dropping your wallet faster than a crack whore.

Cuz it feels goooooood!!!

I was hit by the bug almost 40 years ago now and never did stop looking for that elusive sound and then the magic happened and once i heard the top vintage sound i never looked back but i can tell you that then you start buying many examples of that too because you will want the many different sounds that top models had to offer. The funny thing is is that any one of the top models will make a new design sound like a pale imitation of music on any basis especially if you want to hear what is on a truly great recording.

Thank you all for weighing in here;  I got a really good laugh reading your comments. :)

To expand on my listening preferences, I’m a tube guy at heart but I think SS, and in particular, British shoe box sized integrated amps can be so cool that I just love trying things out. For me, it’s like trying different flavors of ice cream; but whenever I have solid state gear it never seems to stay around that long. When I have tube gear, it just sounds right, and I have much less tendency to make changes. 
I prefer analog tuners but somehow always seem to buy digital tuner‘s every now and then, because they are super cool looking, but like SS gear, they never satisfy me in the long run.

I am also a bang for the buck kind of person. I don’t believe you need to spend lots on this hobby if you know what you were doing.

In my next entry, hopefully tomorrow, I’ll respond specifically to the comments you’ve all made.  Thank you all for participating.

My name is Lou and I’m an audio whore

The first step is admitting you have the addiction! 

It is one reason that I do not subscribe to nostalgia audio, as it misses out on all the newer, and imo better developments.

Yeah, but that gets expensive too!

It’s fun being an audio Hooker.

I prefer to think of myself as a high end escort of audio more than a hooker or a ’ho

You guys are cracking me up!

If it wasn’t for you guys and gals here on Agon constantly revolving, upgrading, restoring and bringing your thoughts and experiences here with and about gear, I would have never learned so much as I have in these few short years.

I came here as a home theater head and there is nothing wrong with that but well let me just say I’m finally in the process of buying myself a true piece of audio gear. A Clayton S40 amplifier with the upgrade package of 50 watts of pure class A, albeit used, to save some coin. And I couldn’t have done it without you guys sharing and taking the time to teach.

And it is damn refreshing too that this thread has none of the infighting that sometimes goes on here, just great grown folks humor! Great thread Lou!

Hey Lou, I bet you never thought you'd be selling audio gear on the inter either?
I guess that makes us audio ho's too!