The Psychology of Constant (Equipment) Change


Anybody have an answer?

I have a decent selection of preamps, amps, integrateds and speakers to choose from and I find myself swapping out gear constantly.  And it's not because anything sounds bad.  Quite contrary, really.

After most swapping sessions, I'm generally really satisfied and quite enjoy the sound quality.  But within a few weeks I'm swapping stuff out again.

What would be the diagnosis for my condition?

 

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But while very expensive gear is not a magic solution to getting better sound better gear is a very important element. And long posts about acoustics and the brain don’t justify ignoring the gear factor.

+1 @hilde45  .

I never ignored the gear factor. the gear factor is a common place factor. We must all buy the best gear we can.

i never negated what is evident : a better design cost more...

But I never either approved a cliché : higher price tag are audio solution ...

 

 

Many people here promote their choice of gear as SOLUTION...As many reviewers did...

I never did that. I promoted for 8 years what i called the three working embeddings controls of the gear system in a room ...BEFORE upgrading to a new level we must understand basic... Is it Chinese?😊

 

But i always insisted that we must learn how to install rightfully our system BEFORE upgrading...

Only a simpleton or a bad faith dude can use that  false accusation against me of neglecting the gear as an argument against the necessary method we must all use to install any system/room at any price ...

The common place fact that upgrading is possible dont means that it is THE SOLUTION... Learning , experimenting with what we have is the solution... After that we can without useless loss of money upgrade to any system at any price because then we had learned how to install one we can install now any system at any price at his optimal working.... .

Who on earth cannot understand that ?

Hilde45 ?

He hate my posts and even quitted a thread about A. I. because i gave too much information and he was unable or unwilling to discuss ... Dont believe me go see ..

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The other dude acted the same...

 

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i like people who dont act as vexed children who sulk in a corner before attacking you for your syntax or posts lenght... They had no other arguments ...

 

But while very expensive gear is not a magic solution to getting better sound better gear is a very important element. And long posts about acoustics and the brain don’t justify ignoring the gear factor.

+1 @hilde45 .

 

when an audio system is not well under acoustic, mechanical or electrical control by the owner ....

 

Then the "many reference point" need to be acoustic parameters not branded name products mainly save if instead of creating an audiophile experience you want to sell gear pieces as solution😁...

You seem to be real confused again 😖...Irrespective of whatever "acoustic/mechanical/electrical control" you acheived/tweaked away as an "owner"...well, you, didn’t really achieve a whole lot there because it’s the soundfield produced by a speaker that interfaces with the room before it hits a listener’s physicality.

For instance, that soundfield is drastically different for different types of speakers. For example, a large PA horn and a smaller concentric driver design tend to be drastically different in that manner. Whatever "acoustic/mechanical/electrical control" you achieved got thrown out the window (start all over again) when a drastically different speaker showed up.

The multiple reference points are directly tied to the gear! The "acoustic parameters" change each time for everyone, except for the 1 trick pony.

The multiple reference points are directly tied to the gear! The "acoustic parameters" change each time for everyone, except for the 1 trick pony.

 

First you cannot know the optimal working level of a system BEFORE experimenting with it, you must chose one to begin with and using all parameters to install optimally it in the house/room.. This is the learning path .

We learn by using one system and experiment with it in the mechanical, electrical and acoustical working dimension and their possible acoustics parameters.

( acoustics with an "s" is more than just room acoustic i modified my speakers porthole and waveguide with acoustic basic knowledge and i used crosstalk physical and psychoacoustical fact to improve my listening experience the same is true for timbre, ASW and LV as evaluated not only in the room acoustic but in regard to mechanical and electrical and modified gear factors because all factors are interrelated etc )

Then changing the gear pieces BEFORE learning basic knowledge with a system  which is already minimally good and synergetical to begin with  and chosen as a starting point is an ERROR ...

When we had learned how to install one we can install any other system...it is time to invest more money...

 

Then what i just explain here invalidate your point about me...

Anybody knows that all pieces of gear speakers included act with different design idea and different specs ... So what ?

How this cliche can invalidate my argument that we must learn acoustics with an "s" with one chosen preferably relatively low cost system BEFORE upgrading to very high end ?😊