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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   The ultimate merry-go-round is life, living on this planet w ...   Phd

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: Zar
I have not dropped off per say but circumstances have changed things for me. First let me say that I had it great. My work schedule allowed me an hours time most mornings for dedicated listening. I would go to the gym for my morning workout and then after showering, breakfast, and dressing for work, I would have 45 minutes to an hour for sitting in the chair and listening intently. Then my work schedule was moved up a half hour and all was lost. 95% of my listening is now of the back round type. I have also taken up another hobby. My system sounds great to me as ever but I no longer am scrutinizing so much that I feel the need to upgrade for "something better".
I am saddened by my lost dedicated listening time but for me the cure for upgradeitis was another hobby. I still love audio but it's no longer an obsession, just an enjoyment when I can listen.

Zar  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


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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