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Keep equipement or trade?

Now that I have been browsing these forums for awhile and since I have been an audiophile for alongtime so to speak since I am only 19 (i have always loved music and played) I have noticed some trends with people and their equipment.

1. Their are some people that keep their equipment. Not just keep it they keep it forever it gets hard use and they love it. They would never trade up for anything.

2. Those people that trade up all the time for the next best and greatest model. They are always looking for new speakers and what have you.

Now which catagorey do you fit in? Or do you see yourself fitting into one of these. I myself think I fit into the group that likes what they have and keeps it for along time.

For those of you who trade up all the time why are you never satasified with what you have and area always looking for the very best or what is it that fuels the trading up or sideways or whatever?
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jmcgrogan2
6,346 posts
 
Mike,

Yeah right! If I had a LP for every time I heard that line:

'for the last few years ive been a 2 but im at the point ill be a 1 in a few weeks.'

My warehouse would be bursting at the seems.

John
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mitch4t
1,613 posts
 
All of you 1's are liars and are in denial.

You keep coming back to the 'Gon like addicts to a crack house to keep abreast of what's new and to get some assurance that you are still current or slightly ahead of the game. If enough killer reviews come in, you start to question your current equipment, no matter how good it sounds.....you still have an inkling that if you bought that additional piece, it just might be the one to get you to the holy grail of audio.

I dare any of you 1's to:

1. cancel your subscriptions to any audio magazines that you have for six months
2. do not visit Audiogon for six months

Admit it like the rest of us 2's, you are hooked and hopeless. Now live with it.

The first step to recovery is the same thing they do in AA,
"my name is________and I am and audio addict".
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bigjoe
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while i cant deny that its hard to stay in one place for long in this hobby i firmly believe that ive found the place where i want to be with my rig.

ive never been into reviews & the latest & greatest gear,most of my efforts have been concentrated on moving up the ladder within the mcintosh line.

there is always the chance (a good chance) that i will do somthing different with my setup & most likely that will be to explore cables,interconnects & different dac's.

ill never completely stop changing things in my rig & i know that but for the most part im satisfied with the main components in my new rig /amp,cdp's,pre & speakers.

i hope i stay this content with the new rig & i truly believe i will.

mike.
jphii
485 posts
 
I guess I'm a 3. I buy some, keep some, sell some, trade some, and build some. The stuff I build usually stays, but that doesn't mean I won't build something similar!

I don't care about the latest & greatest, and don't subscribe to any audio magazine. I do spend a fair amount of time here. I care about quality and value above all, except for the sound, of course. I'm actually quite happy with most of my current kit right now. But that does not mean it's all set in stone.

Now I do like to tweak, tube roll, and play with cables. I still have not sold a set of cables or any of my 200+ tubes, but one of these days....

But, "My name is Joe and I am an Audio Addict!"
gunbei
2,327 posts
 
Hey Yioryos, how are you doing? How are things in Canada?

Yes, about your ZERO question. I'd always had an affinity for audio equipment since I was a kid, but discovering Audiogon over four years ago has completely changed my approach and outlook on what is possible with 2 channel music systems.

My problem is that I have other interests to distract me as well, and I often get on these intense researching and buying kicks for short periods of time. Cars, comics, watches, woodworking, history books, blah, blah, blah. And of course, curvy, olive and brown skin women.
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