With all your knowlege you have gained over time,


My grandfather tells me if he had it to do all over again he would have saved more money and invested in real estate and low risk investments. I have followed that advice and have been saving and investing since I was 22.

With all your knowlege you have gained over time, what would you do if...

...you had to sell off all your gear because you needed the money, how would you start over.

...were 25 and starting to catch the audio bug an had the knowlege you have gained along the way.

What would your strategy be and how would you plan ahead. Many threads like these have been written before, but none I have seen have inncluded the thoughts behind the choices of gear or strategy.

Thanks for reading
brownsanandy
Interesting question. If I had it to do all over again, I'd probably decide what my sonic priorities were before I bought anything. Unfortunately, I did it the opposite way: I bought and bought, and sold and sold, wasting TONS of money in the process, until I finally decided what sounded right to me. It's been pretty stable since then. Investing is a good idea. It's allowed me to play this game at a much higher level than I would've been able to ordinarily. I love thought-provoking posts!
Similar to Hooper....I would decide first if live music or hi-fi were my reference. I personally don't think this is a right/wrong answer...just be sure you determine which it is before picking a path.
My experience is that this can be a useful compass as you move along the mostly fun but sometimes frustrating path toward YOUR goals and ideal system.
I would have bought the most expensive turntable/arm/cartridge I could afford back in 1976, scrimped on electronics and speakers, and gorged on vinyl while it was readily available. Then I would have spent the next three decades upgrading electronics, speakers, and cables.

In 2002 I bought a Walker Proscenium and it was so much better than what I'd had experienced before that I kick myself thinking I should have bought one four years earlier and waited for speaker upgrades instead.
i would have skipped the hobby altogether. lifes too short and music is great even through a boom box or a table radio. music traveling through the mountains on a summer night is better than anything my hi end system ever did.