How many of us go through phases where we listen to more jazz than rock or more classical than jazz etc for awhile? As each of those genres has a somewhat signature sound that's a bit different than the others, a related listening preference might find one enjoying more acoustic instrument than electric instrument music, resulting in a system component change or two that more accurately/pleasantly reproduces the sounds. I've made cartridge changes for that reason before.
Many of us want to Changegrade instead of Upgrading
As I may have mentioned, I once saw an anime where the protagonists had a music cafe bar. They had half a dozen bookshelf sized tube amplifiers on the shelves. I guess the idea was they'd swap them out from time to time.
I really love the idea of doing that as audiophiles. Instead of chasing the next big score we should look for things that interest and excite us. To chase the change instead of the "upgrade." So many see upgrading as a way of self-care or self-love. I must love myself more, or be capable of more self-love because I just spend 10x what I spent last year on my speakers. If that's you, who am I to stop you?
But it is worth stepping back from the "upgrade" ramp and asking whether money is actually paying for better or different. If it's just different, maybe we need to do a changegrade.
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I think most of us are already doing this with out calling it. Example when in my office I listen to my office system that consisted of two stereo streaming speakers with class D amps. Then in my car I listen to my Mark Levinson system feed by my phone into IfI hip dac. On my Deck I listen to JBL outdoor speakers being feed by my old marantz amp. Then of course I have my main rig in listening room down in basement. I can say I am off the up grade train as my main objective is to enjoy the music first and any way I can have it delivered to me. I will confess I am a tweeker with all my systems but that is only trying to enhance the main components that I am happy with. Also forgot to list my old Bose 901’s that are hanging from the ceiling of my garage (no need for anyone to chime in on Bose it’s my garage)! |
@sgreg1 Bose 901s in the garage? Have you considered upgrading or changing the garage, and keeping the speakers? |
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