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OMG. What now?

After all the listening, the buying, the seeking, the reading, the tweaking, the testing, the critiquing, the latest trend, and the old forgotten mend… my system sounds wonderful - to me.

I’m enjoying the music without thinking about this thing, that thing, the worst thing, the next thing, the best thing… another thing. But I just know there’s something better!

That’s it. It’s the ultimate blessing or, dare I say it, the ultimate curse. I’ve reached the end of the audiophile’s dilemma. Or have I? What now? So,

1. I’m not using a preamp between my digital source and my amp. Both are outstanding, so do I really need one?

2. Where’s the best place to sell my used stuff?

3. What’s the most obvious “weak link” that’s holding my system back from a yet undiscovered audiophile music nirvana?

We all here suffer the same neuroses, so any help is appreciated.
 

 

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rudyb
141 posts
 

Yes, that is a recognizeable dilemma. When all the reading, testing, trying, buying, installing, tweaking and critical listening for changes is over ... well ... then it’s over. Now your feet not only taps with the music, but also from impatience ... what now?

A friend and I, we built a model railroad. That was great fun. Until it was ready. When the building is done, all one can do is drive trains around and that quickly becomes boring. Solution ... we’re breaking it down and start building a new one.

This can become expensive in the case of high end audio.

A new hobby could be to get a good measuring microphone and skill yourself in the art of room acoustics measurement and -improvement with the very nice roomeqwizard software. https://www.roomeqwizard.com/

Some very nice sound improvements may come of it ...

 

jmalen123
156 posts
 

Try addressing the music as you did the gear. Matching good music to your stereo and tastes can be as satisfying as the previous journey. The choices anymore are astounding.

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clearthinker
1,582 posts
 

If you love the sound without a preamp, don't bother with one.

Spend the $$$$ on music, concerts, something nice for the wife.

esarhaddon
137 posts
 

As to your QUESTION, 'Where can I sell Gear" Audiogone handles high-end gear and though some of the people there are ignoranusus, the actual people in charge are respectful and quite helpful. They also handle outright sales and auctions.

Beyond that, I sell (In a LOCAL way) on FaceBook Marketplace and have had excellent luck.

bigkidz
3,370 posts
 

As a manufacturer we keep saying that we are done that is until we hear something that sounds better to our ears.  For example, we were using Audio Note capacitors in our components until we removed them and added chokes to replace them.  Big change maybe but noticeable and an improvement plus they are cheaper than the AN capacitors.

 

Your weakest link is not having a preamp but by saying that it depends on the flavor of the sound you are looking for and it cannot be just any old preamp either.

 

Glad you are happy.  You don't need anyone to tell you any different.

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