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How does one get off the merry-go-round?

I'm interested in hearing from or about music lovers who have dropped out of the audio "hobby." I don't mean you were content with your system for 6 weeks. I mean, you stood pat for a long time, or--even better--you downsized...maybe got rid of your separates and got an integrated.

(I suppose if you did this, you probably aren't reading these forums any more.)

If this sounds like a cry for help, well, I dunno. Not really. I'm just curious. My thoughts have been running to things like integrated amps and small equipment racks and whatnot even as I continue to experiment and upgrade with vigor (I'm taking the room correction plunge, for example.) Just want to hear what people have to say on the subject.

---dan
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drubin OP
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What's your reasoning, Tbg?
tbg
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You said, "... replace it with something better suited to listening to MP3 streams."
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drubin OP
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Because that's what Internet radio is.

This is mainly about changing the way I source music. Getting out of the gear hobby is an added bonus.
mrtennis
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one can leave the audio merry-go-'round by first establishing a sonic objective, configuring a stereo system that achieves that objective, and, being satisfied with the sound, decides not to replace any component in the stereo system.
cyclonicman
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I think one could get off the merry go round for a while but if you are a music lover and an audiophile, you are still in the amusement park! You may not be on the rides, but you are reading magazines, posts, etc. and are always thinking about equipment, even if you are not actively pursuing it. Sometimes you get off the merry go round only to get on the ferris wheel or the roller coaster!
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