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When did you put the most effort in setting up your audio system?

We all have this moment at the time you have put yourself through a lot of things when setting up your audio system. Please share your experience when you think in the past or present, you did put in so much efforts. 

 

To share my own experience, just to compare two different speaker products, I bought both products in new, held on to them for 4-5months. During the time I had them, I changed amps(2 different power amps), DACs(5 of them borrowed, bought and returned), speaker cables(3 times). Even after all these, I couldn't make up my mind which to keep, then let my sister, who wanted to have a pair, to choose whichever she preferred in design. Crazy... Now, I kinda know what I want, but I don't think I can put myself through chasing all those components just to test out two different products in speakers. 

So now, I am more careful choosing speakers with my existing system then take my time choosing different components. I think I know which components I am deeply attached to. 

Feel free to share your own experience. Leave a piece of your audiophile journey here, we all respect the craziness (or nerdiness) with total disregards in common logics. In Korea, audiophiles call themselves mental patients(hwan-ja in Korean pronounciation), who just do all kinds of crazy things to seek for their satisfaction in audio. I want you to join and share this patient journey, haha.    

 

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markalarsen
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Moving my PS Audio FR-20s from the main floor to the basement using a new stair-climbing dolly. After discussing the correct approach, my son convinced me to let him go down the stairs backwards. Big mistake. It was like they were on a slide. He was quick enough to shuffle down the stairs and not get crushed or run over. I thought he was going through the Sheetrock wall at the bottom of the landing.  Bruised but not broken. 

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ozzy
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markalarsen,

I bought one of those 3-wheel hand carts designed for climbing stairs also!

First, I tried taking a 50 lb. package with it. However, I did not go backwards though as you did. But still the cart wanted to roll down the steps too fast. So, I did not try to use that hand cart with my new 250lb. speakers...

ozzy

inna
7,296 posts
 

Each time I cleaned already clean records using Okki Nokki machine and Audio Intelligent fluids I heard a very small improvement in sound. I had to stop after five cleanings of some records, it became too crazy. I guess, if I had one of the best machines cleaning once would've been enough. Or once a year, at least.

czarivey
5,946 posts
 

My most of effort went to record collection and still goes on and on.

Discovering new music, getting records, playing them and enjoying.

 

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mahgister
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The less is the acoustics/psycho-acoustic knowledge the more audiophiles are trapped in gear obsessed neurosis...😊

It is because they feel impotent to change their soundfield if they dont "upgrade " by buying ...

By fate and luck i did not have this money to invest in my sound obsession...Then it was mandatory to study...Buying was not an option... My "tweaks" were all homemade... A seller of Tweaks did not liked it  then because i did not buy anything... He complained even to me... I take it as a compliment...😎

I had the fun of my life working my acoustic room for a year ... Being retired i could do it full time and learn...

I will never do it again though ...

Too costly in tuning time.. And what is fun because we learn become tedious when we begin it again... Acoustic is way more than buying acoustic panels of various kind by the way... I designed my hundred Helmholtz resonators in some grid disposition relatively to each speakers and ears location...It cost me nothing save my time...

That is my audiophile journey...

I am very proud to be a bad consumer and a good learner...

 

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