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How does one get off the merry-go-round?

I'm interested in hearing from or about music lovers who have dropped out of the audio "hobby." I don't mean you were content with your system for 6 weeks. I mean, you stood pat for a long time, or--even better--you downsized...maybe got rid of your separates and got an integrated.

(I suppose if you did this, you probably aren't reading these forums any more.)

If this sounds like a cry for help, well, I dunno. Not really. I'm just curious. My thoughts have been running to things like integrated amps and small equipment racks and whatnot even as I continue to experiment and upgrade with vigor (I'm taking the room correction plunge, for example.) Just want to hear what people have to say on the subject.

---dan
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greginnh
382 posts
 
Mapman, I have come to the conclusion that I too, am a dual system person. My struggle between my love of tube gear and B&W speakers has caused my OCD to go into overdrive.

Just today, I bought a SS Plinius Hautago amp (200 watts) suitable for driving B&Ws properly and am now in a search for some tube friendly speakers for my PrimaLuna amp. My wife is so understanding of my sickness and knows that I will never get off the MGR.
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bigkidz
3,408 posts
 
Simple learn to build your own equipment!
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freediver
1,237 posts
 
The problem is,you can’t get off the mgr until you’ve gone around enough times to know what sound will make you happy for the long run..
For myself,I’m closer now to end game than ever before but had to move AWAY from an integrated to separates.My gear is now based on all in one,pure Class A Pre/Headphone amp/DAC into a pure Class A amplifier..These are hot biased Class A,none of this sudo class a sliding bias garbage(fancy names for Class AB operation) & since the front end comes from the headphone market(who IMO are THE driving force for better /less costly  it is 1/2 size of a normal & the amp was from Sugdens Bijou system,also 1/2 size normal so the 2 pieces barely take up the space of a single full size component..
PS:I LIVE by this:Accept what is,appreciate what you have & be grateful for it & lastly GIVE UP ALL ILLUSIONS OF PERFECTION...
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