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Are you at this point??

As I perused the Ads, as I do on an daily basis (sometimes hourly), it occurred to me that absolutely nothing interests me or motivates me to upgrade...For the first time in my audio life, I feel I am DONE! I am so content with my current set up ..after 15 years of messing with it it should be.

The set up:

Speakers: Verity Audio Parsifal Ovations (in the big leaf maple)

Front End: Naim CDX2/XPSII

Pre: Pass Labs X1

Amps: NuForce Reference SEs

Cables: Crystal Cable References

Power Cables: Crystal Cable Reference and Cardas Golden Cross

Misc: Symposium Svelte Shelves and pucks.

If you are at the end of your upgrade path, chime in!
jb8312
french_fries
815 posts
 
yeah, my system sounds very good, but i have a problem with PICTURES of really beautiful equipment. OH WELL, I tell myself that it's just "window shopping"; BUT then, instead of simply putting on a cd and relaxing to some MUSIC, I sometimes find myself bookmarking an item and teasing myself with the thought of sending an e-mail. AND if i'm not careful i find myself putting a check in the mail shortly thereafter...
getheleadout
144 posts
 
I've also been done a few times, during a couple of my done periods, I tuned out of the audio world and just enjoyed my system and concentrated my time on other things.

Then, each time I decided to get back into the audio world, I found there was a bunch on NEW stuff that had come along that I was unaware of.

What I've learned from all this is that I'll never be really done, because to me, being done means achieving the best possible sound.

Hence, when the audio industry stops coming up with new and improved equipment, only then will I be done.
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
Thought I was good until I checked through the systems of the posters ahead of me. Now I'm suffering from acute system envy.
Herman, that's quite the lp collection you have going on.
shoe
204 posts
 
I am done with upgrading...in the process of downgrading.
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
with the exception of a small percentage of compulsive audiophiles, i believe most upgrade either because they have no idea what their sonic objectives are, or because they have yet to achieve them.

i think it is very important to have a clear set of goals and a plan to achieve them, or get as close to achieving them as possible, given constraints of budget and available equipment.

not having sonic objectives, is a recipe for spending more than necessary and being unhappy during the process.
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