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Are you an Audiophille or a Music Lover No.2 ?

To follow up Onhwy61's other post.
Here's another slant which might be a more probing question.
If from today you had the choice to spent your cash on new music and by that I mean only new music,no reissues,only new original music released from 2002 onwards or the choice of spending your cash on upgrading your kit but keeping your music collection as is,what would you choose?
I think for most Audiogoners that may be a more difficult question-remember you can keep your entire music collection and upgrade to infinity or be stuck with your system as is but be free only to buy new music.
Tougher?
ben_campbell
sdcampbell
2,136 posts
 
Interesting question. Since I already have a reasonably large collection of music (2500 LP's, and about 1500 CD's), as well as a decent tuner, and there isn't much new music being released that interests me, I'd opt to upgrade my system.

While your question may not have been intended to be a referendum on the state of new music today, I suspect that most older audiophiles and music lovers are less than enthused about a lot of the new music being released.
paulwp
585 posts
 
Assuming that by "new original music released from 2002" you are including new performances/recordings of music composed in the past (eg classical), I would choose the music. Well, in fact, unless something breaks, that's what I've chosen anyway except for discovering new performers and going back and buying some of their older stuff.
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onhwy61
5,248 posts
 
I could flip a coin and live with either outcome, but if pressed I would go for new music over future upgrades. I am fortunate in that I already have a high quality system and a reasonably large music collection. I really could go either way.
sailor720
24 posts
 
Assuming my system doesnt break, the music is the way to go. If you never try anything better you can be happy and the system is only an instrement for the music not an end.
consttraveler
250 posts
 
I would up-grade my system (and while you were not looking, find more music).
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