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How do you get Happy as an Audiophile?

There’s an interesting, relatively modern take on mental health called Positive Psychology. While not without it’s faults and detractors, PP has a very interesting approach. Instead of asking questions on the axis of illness and diagnosis PP asks questions on the scale of happiness:

What is it that makes you more or less content with your life and in your pursuits? How can these actions, events or states be codified and applied as general principles?

In the spirit of PP then I ask:

How do you get happy? What advice would you give an audiophile that asks "What is satisfying about being an audiophile, and what are the approaches that get me there? Do you personally know the answers for yourself? "

erik_squires
richopp
760 posts
 

Purchase Magnepan speakers and have them set up properly IN YOUR ROOM.

If you are not happy with accurate reproduction (assume good hardware), then keep looking!

Cheers!

dustyb13
17 posts
 

I sit down and listen to music on my system.  That makes me happy.

erik_squires OP
16,285 posts
 

I’m not going to dissuade anyone from being a fanboy/girl of their favorite brands, but can we make these into generalized principles of our hobby?

Was it really buying brand X that made you happy, or was it fulfilling certain needs, and if so, what were those needs?

If a new audiophile reads this, are you saying if they don't buy cable y or speaker z they won't be happy??

ebm
9,311 posts
 

Wow I did not know that.

bob540
411 posts
 

I know a lot of older folks like me that are struggling with significant health issues that hamper their being able to do basic things and go places.  Seeing this has given me a new-found appreciation for my health and mobility.  Yes, I enjoy the music, but I enjoy even more the knowledge that at any moment I can stop listening and go outside, drive my car and get just what I want for lunch (rather than someone’s forced choice that is all I can choose.  At older ages, health and the freedom to go and do as I please are the greatest happiness.  

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