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  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
Drubin  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

06-07-01
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03-15-09   Since i last posted in oct 2001, i've went thru a whole lot ...   Newbee

03-15-09   Newbee, i am praying for you....and me too. my first reply ...   Jmcgrogan2

03-15-09   It doesn't work to relocate from one temptation to another. ...   Macrojack

03-15-09   in my opinion the best way to get off is simply getting div ...   Sounds_real_audio

03-16-09   Drastic suggestion. surely you are not serious. and besides ...   Macrojack

03-17-09   I am serious. and stop calling me shirley. sorry i couldn' ...   Mmike84

04-03-09   1. i think it's useful to ask yourself, honestly, whether th ...   Mockturtle

04-08-09   Get yourself a pair of ridge street sasons the majority of ...   Musicfile

04-11-09   Yeah, right   Drubin

04-13-09   Just like hotel california, you can check out any time you ...   Carey1110

04-14-09   Carey1110, on the mark. i have never understood this thread ...   Tbg

04-16-09   Who wants off the merry go round?   Mmike84

04-19-09   Go bankrupt   Kabir

04-20-09   Get yourself this or that gear is not the point. our tastes ...   Detlof

04-20-09   I think drubin is talking about not going round and round an ...   Macrojack

04-21-09   Actually, come to think of it, in my opinion the merry go ro ...   Detlof

04-21-09   Excellent point, detlof. the audio hobby is like walking th ...   Tvad

04-21-09   Yes tvad, lol. getting lots of inspiration from the "re ...   Detlof

04-21-09   oh, i don't know....maybe folks that want to save their ma ...   Jmcgrogan2

04-22-09   Jmcgrogan2, i suspect few are so threatened. i do think, how ...   Tbg

04-22-09: Phd
The ultimate merry-go-round is life, living on this planet we call earth that spins on its axes and there is only one exit, I don't have to mention what that is. Given that if being an audiophile means having to entirely give up this hobby then I'm on the merry-go-round ride indefinately. Yes we are in a recession and we all survived the recession of the 80's and we will weather this storm now. It is normal for the economy to rise and fall over a period of time. I have great hope that are current leaders will move the economy in a positive direction.

During these tougher times we can tighten our belts and hold onto what we have till things improve. In the meantime enjoy your music. Music is and will always be a media that can be enjoyed by all peoples regardless of background.

Phd  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)


04-22-09   Man that was deep. i'm just looking for some cool audio gear ...   Mmike84

04-23-09   "i think "getting off the merrygoround" is de ...   Detlof

04-25-09   If you get off of the merry go round & try another ride, you ...   Socoaste

04-25-09   Yes, it is like falling off the wagon. aa stands for analogs ...   Tbg

10-13-09   I think most people on here would agree they would not want ...   Chatta

10-14-09   Listen to the music, not the stereo. if the stereo does not ...   Cdc

10-14-09   Cdc, i like your plot theory! it places the blame squarely o ...   Phd

10-14-09   My wife is a cdc counselor and i'm in audio denial.   Rx8man

10-15-09   Detlof, i don't know how but i missed your analogy of a spir ...   Phd

10-15-09   Loose your job that will put a stop to things quite quickly   Musicfile

10-15-09   Phd and rx8man lol!!!!!!!! is the conseling working? if so, ...   Cdc

10-16-09   Cdc, i'm afraid the counselor is now caught up in the merry- ...   Phd

10-16-09   I am powerless, my audio addiction has become unmanageable, ...   Rx8man

10-17-09   Rx8man- you gotta get a dedicated line for your higher power ...   Swampwalker

10-17-09   Swampwalker (love that moniker, so memorable) slam-dunk al ...   Rx8man

10-18-09   You got a conditioner for your higher power??? kewl!!   Swampwalker

12-18-09   I have not dropped off per say but circumstances have change ...   Zar

12-22-09   Zar, that story sounds vaguely familiar, lol. life does go o ...   Jmcgrogan2

01-18-10   You stop when you die! i have desined a mono sys. for my cof ...   Stanman

01-20-10   I used to have five passions-audio, catamaran racing, sports ...   Tbg

01-29-10   Between 1992 and 2007 i spent an average of $5-8,000 per yea ...   Dfhaleycko

01-29-10   When it stops being merry.   Abucktwoeighty

02-27-10   Three things have worked for my audio addiction: 1. finally ...   Bryoncunningham

03-27-10   Suffering from too much gas? sadly most audiophiles here see ...   Shadorne

03-27-10   Shadorne, as i have said before, i have no interest in stopp ...   Tbg

03-27-10   Shadrone, unless gas is an acronym for something, the only g ...   Newbee

03-30-10   It's all predicated on the immature fear that we are missing ...   Macrojack

11-20-10   Jump off!!   Ebm

12-05-10   Thankfully, i did not get off. in the last year, conservativ ...   Tbg


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