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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 ?
birdscantrow
keegiam
731 posts
 
@aewarren

Exactly.  The only components in my system I bought new are my SME V (30 years ago) and its brand new cartridge (just received).  Everything else:

Turntable:  Demo
Preamp:  Trade-in
Amp:  Trade-in
Digital front:  Used
Tuner:  Used
Interconnects:  Trade-in
Speaker cables:  Trade-in
Power block:  Trade-in

edcyn
1,876 posts
 
It took a while but eventually I assembled a system that gives me near continual satisfaction. I now only enter the market when something breaks, obviously wears out, or when a new technology both comes of age and becomes affordable. I've even reached a shaky détente with my unquenchable lust for buying musical instruments.
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asvjerry
4,682 posts
 
@keegiam, aewarren, 'and all the ships at sea' (for those of you who remember That phrase...*L*)...

Nearly Everything I own is used, or has been about me for decades in some cases; it was SOTA then, and it still is, spec-wise.

The exceptions:
-IC's; most cables and speaker lines are new....not fancy, but capable.
-A digital crossover (beats a bunch of individual boards)
-A digital splitter/mixer, for my own devious (and perhaps demented) purposes...and Yes, I heard that...*L*
-A purpose built computer for audio only that'll boot your laptop into a corner.  It works in conjunction with an older one that basically monitors what's going on...

The 'freeware' I run is able to accomplish nearly Everything I can consider doing in an audio environment, including mine.

Like some 'hot rods' and 'rat bikes' of my (and likely your) past...
...'tain't 'pretty'....but It Works.  Real Well, thanx.
J
aewarren
658 posts
 
@keegiam, edcyn, asvjerry

Thanks guys and I'm glad we and others are in agreement. Did you understand glupson's post about Naim? I didn't!
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asvjerry
4,682 posts
 
@aewarren...*S*  I'll assume a friendly suggestion re: https://www.naimaudio.com/products
Nice....*S*

New or used, natch....we all have our prefs about 'stuff'...
I run such a weird batch of things that most likely consider me brain and ear damaged. *L*  But, they're meant for flexibility vs. 'absolute performance' and they make me happy....which, in the end is my interpretation of the Concept.

'Concept' being Why we do what we do, audiophilia-wise. *S*

Currently, I'm in a space that is hardly 'perfect' in terms of 'proper' acoustics, and will never be such.  A steel building with 13' ceilings, plywood walls, concrete floors, and various 'n sundry STUFF about my speakers.  So I cope with it...  

'High-end' here would cringe. *LOL*  I'm so used to dealing with 'problematic spaces' that I hardly blink anymore.... ;)

Hey, it's Fryday! Yay....
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