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members and their systems

for the short time I have been on here, I see that members will start a thread asking about a certain piece of equipment or speakers..       they will then buy that piece of equipment / speakers, start a thread about it saying how good it is and then next thing you know, they are starting another thread asking about another piece of gear as they are looking for something different.           what happened to that piece of gear that was so great ?       
  i get the whole buying thing....but where are members getting the money to do all of this stuff ?       do they not have other bills such as rent / mortgage payment, car payment, other bills to pay for also ?
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barts
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riley804,

You certainly don't need my permission to do anything, that is quite a logical leap.   I did not say in any manner that any of the replies contained a question about income.  What I did say is the OP in an off-handed way did ask that very question.
" ...but where are members getting the money to do all of this stuff ?"

I guess I'm the odd man out then, I really couldn't care less what people have or how they got it.  One last thing, please don't put me and MC in bed together.  I have agreed and disagreed with him just as I have with quite a few people on this forum.  

Regards,
barts
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simao
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@inna "Very expensive audiophile stuff is one thing but something modest worth, say, $50k is another. "
I think this corroborates the OP's initial incredulity. Saying a $50K system is "modest" is like saying a $500K house is modest. For the vast majority of Americans, neither are. Spending $50K on an audio system is well within reach of some people on this forum, but doing so further separates them from the rest and adds to the alienation and dismissal from the non-audiophile community.


Yes, I'm aware that there are others who spend $50K in other singular hobbies - boating, RVing, musical instruments -- but to say that amount is "modest" is somewhat myopic to the economic realities of many.


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simao
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@glupson -- I see your point. People see cars as much more of a necessity, more of a personal extension, and more of a public avatar for themselves than anything in audio.

Hi-end audio is, in the end, intensely personal. The sweet spot can usually accommodate one person.
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Jerry - well wishes and speedy healing for your foot. 
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millercarbon
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Miller, you failed to mention the reason for not having cell phone, so I can't process that.

Relax. You're not the only one who can't process much. We got one listing 2021 net worth. Nobody knows what 2021 net worth is, for the simple fact it just started. Nobody ever knows what anything was for a year until the year is done. Duh. Yet a whole bunch seem unable to process that one basic fact. 

Net worth is the value of what you have net of debt. Has nothing to do with "income producing assets". People, the first step in being able to process is to understand the freaking terms!  

This is exactly what I meant before about you want to understand, first learn to look at things from a different perspective. Instead of the perspective of, "Ow! You meanie!" try the perspective of reason and rational thought. For starters. 

Otherwise, well, it is starting to feel like this may have been a documentary. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP2tUW0HDHA

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