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How important is spending time with your gear?

In another topic we're talking about digital input speakers, and it got me thinking about something entirely different. 

How important is it to spend time physically close to your gear, vs. enjoying it's output?  If you could have your gear in another room, or closet, and you were left with just your speakers with no audible downside would you do it?  Would you put your gear away and enjoy the empty space or do you need the physical closeness?

Clearly turntables make this a challenge, and there will be some poopy heads which don't get the question or can't stretch their imagination but for those who can, would you?

erik_squires
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mahgister
13,159 posts
 

All audiophile problems are linked to seeing the gear and not listen the room...

bojack
652 posts
 

Oh, the dirty, dirty thoughts I have about spending time with my gear!

vladtheimpala
99 posts
 

My system dominates a 16' wall of my living room. Since it incorporates a TV, I use it every day for both TV and streaming music which is on on the background continuously as my office nook is adjacent and open to the living room. Furthermore, I usually spin some tunes from my NAS later in the afternnon or evening, and whenever I go out, I invariably bring along my FiOO M11 Plus ESS digital audio player and a pair of IEMs. Music music music

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maxwave
985 posts
 

It is funny.

Like those who say ´´ Beauty is skin deep ´´

When they are at the beach ; they wear very big sun glasses.  :-)

jrwaudio
347 posts
 

I like the look of my audio equipment as it’s all very well made and of good design I have two systems in the credenza, 2 channel & 5.1 and it’s located in my living room All the equipment is in a low profile credenza with soft close glass doors It holds my Oppo BD 105 , Emotiva XMC-2, Spectron musical MK lll amp ARC LS15 tube pre amp, Exogal Comet Plus DAC, Audiolab 6000N streamer, Anthem MCA-5 amp and a Xbox one X ( love to go Fonza 7 racing) I do have my VAC tube amp sitting on top of the credenza Hey yeah just have to watch those tubes glow! For critical listening l pull my Maggie’s five feet out into the room and my wife is almost ok with the painters tape on the rug to ensure proper sperker position 👌

 

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