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I need help with my Equipment addiction

I can't leave well enough alone. My most disappointing days are days like today where I sit down to listen to my system, drink some wine, and unwind and... the system sounds great. I hate that. Nothing to tweak, everything is intergrating well: Clear highs, check. Fast, deep bass, check. Digital sound good with weight and impact, Check. Vinyl sound deep and well rounded with extended highs and excellent speed, check.

That's when the trouble starts. I start thinking, "What if changed cartridges?" "Well then I need a step up transformer, or a seperate MC phono stage", "Maybe I should just look at new preamps, even thbough I love mine now", "Then I need a separate phono preamp, I've always wanted an ARC preamp", then "Hey then I could buy an ARC tube amp for the high end of the Maggies and get bi-amp them"

Does it ever stop? How can I stop the cycle? I think I'm going to drink some more wine.
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jmcgrogan2
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09-05-09: Bobheinatz
I have some great speakers and some nice mono amps currently for sale here on audiogon.

Hawking your wares in the Discussion Forums really shows poor tastes.

09-05-09: Gandme
It's hard to find a "as new" demo BMW that is 60% off!

That's because automobiles do not have the ridiculous pricing strategy of cables. It's easy to sell anything for 60-75% off list price brand new when the list price is 800% of the cost of manufacturing the item. Even at 60% off list, the dealer is still making money on cables. A BMW dealer would lose his shirt selling for 60% off.

Apples and oranges.

Cheers,
John
tholt
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macdaddy, ever find yourself air drumming/guitar to your music? if so, rest assured your system is at least of 'very good' caliber. a good litmus test.

a few to try: Govt Mule, Lynam (my new favorite band), Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (nothing else is worth it), Black Keys. If you can't feel it with those, your upgraditis is justified.
gandme
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Jmcgrogan2 you are the only one on this thread taking this serious...take a deep breath and upgrade your speakers....
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cerrot
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Do what I did. Volunteer to serve Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless. I haven't thought about an upgrade since then.
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onhwy61
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There was a thread a few days ago where the poster got criticized because he posited that the people who constantly change equipment don't know what they're doing. (Yes, I've condensed and simplified his point.) Could that be the case here.

I notice in this thread that people are encouraging the poster to continue with what he calls his addiction. I read all the comments to be good natured and friendly in nature, but there is also an element of a man standing on a building ledge and the crowd below shouting "Jump!".
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