The Wilt Chamberlain of Audio Gear

** ozzy62 - over the past 37 years, I’ve had 48 different amp combinations, 43 different speakers, 30 different tuners, and 10 different turntables.

Comparatively:

Wilt Chamberlain:  20,000 women over 40 years = 14,600 days
20,000 / 14,600 = 1.37 woman per day for 40 years 

Ok, so I’m exaggerating just a wee bit.  My audio career is more like January & February of 1972 for Wilt.  Whose to say that after a game, he didn’t have a harem of a dozen women visit his hotel room, half of them just curious to see just how large he really was.  He was an incredible all around athlete, track star and professional volley ball player as well

@lou_setriodes LOL! Yes, you can call yourself whatever you like. But, as your therapist might say, it’s very "interesting" that you’ve decided to call yourself the submissive in a relationship where you’re clearly reveling in dominance. The "master-slave dialectic" has applications in audio, after all.

i like the idea myself  butt also the hit when you resell
it is a low blow.   ill use the word Demo next time   i learn for the honest audio salesmen  selling used audio   

Aw snap!  The authorities cancelled my earlier posting where I went in chronological order replying to the first 18 responses.  In a subsequent posting, I’ll try to recreate and sanitize the earlier response that got flagged.

Meanwhile:

** Twoch - I’ve been pretty lucky when it comes time to resale.  At worst, if you can break even, then it’s a good outcome.  You’ve listened to the gear for however long you kept it and came out even.  Many times I have made $$$ on audio purchases since I bought them right.  It can be a gamble though.  The best time in this hobby historically is in the winter when we are normally coupes up inside.  In the summer months, no one wants to be couped up inside listening, thus demand for it falls off and better deals can be had if you are buying because not as many people are looking.

@lou_setriodes

Tells us what else you got goin’ on with the Clayton’s please. That’s like you’re starting off with

All together almost decades of living with my old and oxidized Scott and Pioneer receivers, some KLH and infiniti rotted out speakers and other iterations. Not to mention the almost 100 buys and sells on ebay, usaudiomart and craiglist just learning and trying to get it right. I’m trying to keep it simple. No dac and dac transport player yet, just my minty Pioneer PL-630 turntable for the front end.

http://www.thevintageknob.org/pioneer-PL-630.html

My next purchase will be a (T4) The Truth preamplifier/linestage.

http://www.high-endaudio.com/RC-Linestages.html

I’ve sold my PSA V1801 subs and saving up for the new Spatial Labs Audio M4 loudspeakers coming out later this year or the M3’s.

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649534021-2-power-sound-audio-psav1801-subwoofers-local-pickup-o...

https://www.spatialaudio.us/mseries/m3

All my interconnects and speaker wire use Duelund wire with KLE Innovations connectors that I plan upgrading to the Schroeder method. And yes, the Schroeder method is a technique by our very own Douglas Schroeder.

The phono preamp I’m gonna stick with my Budgie Parks Audio with (2) Kevin Deal’s of Upscale Audio Telefunken E88CC/6922 Platinum Grade, Cryoed, matched pair of NOS Telefunken vacuum tubes for now for budget reasons.

And just in case there any home theater heads here I’m selling all my Miller and Kreisel complement of monitors and surrounds here.

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649711329-miller-amp-kreisel-professional-mps-2510-lcr-speakersm...

To help pay for all the upgrades. I’m just trying to get a good simple 2 channel system. Thanks for asking Lou.