Rx8man, I agree, Drubin gets alot of credit for this intertesting thread. The fact that it has lasted near 11 years has reliably documented that we all sometime or another have been on this merry-go-round.
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
(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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Phd, as I said before, not everyone wants to get off. Has buying and selling cost me a good deal of money over time? Certainly, so did race cars and racing catamarans, but also I continue to be thrilled by more revealing components. I would love to be able to hear beside my present system my Infinity ServoStatics and ARC gear from the '70s. I would expect it would sound terrible in comparison. |
Remember one thing. |
Tbg, I agree, the merry-go-round is enjoyable as long as it isn't ruining you finacially. I never had the problem myself as I have sold and purchased many items on A'Gon. I think it is critical for some audiophiles to be able to sell their current gear to buy their next purchase. For others who have the desposible income anyway, more power to you. |
In addition to not visiting AGON ever again, it also helps if you have the discipline to not allow a creeping scintilla of doubt regarding your system or just one piece of it, from being able to deliver sonic bliss that quite literally makes your jaw drop because it is truer than true. If you can avoid that creeping doubt that makes you feel that changing gear is going to be truly transformative and not just different - you might just be able to get off the merry-go-round; otherwise, just enjoy the hobby and accept that the merry-go-round is at the heart of the audiophile experience. Just want to listen to music? Well,that's another story. |
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