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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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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 03-26-12   Pubul57, you just made the definitive statement, just listen ...   Phd 03-27-12   Pubul57 and phd, this discussion sounds like what consumer r ...   Tbg 03-27-12   Of course you should get better equipment, but at some point ...   Pubul57 03-27-12   Manage expectations. be realistic. think about how yo ...   Mapman 03-27-12   Very true. another way to get off the merry-go-round is to a ...   Pubul57 03-27-12   Tbg, you are the one who appears to be lost on this thread. ...   Jmcgrogan2 03-27-12   Jmcgrogan2, sorry, but i don't want anyone to believe that o ...   Tbg 03-27-12   John, thanks for putting things in perspective, almost forgo ...   Rx8man 03-28-12   Hobby indeed, which is why we care about it so much more tha ...   Pubul57 03-28-12: Mapman Some will find s Merry Go Round to be fun. Others not. High End Audio merry go rounds can be expensive though and send a lot of money down the drain. That's never a good thing. Inefficient at best! Mapman  (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 03-28-12   Tbg, forget the bar analogy, my point was that there are man ...   Jmcgrogan2 03-28-12   For someone who cannot live with just a single system and it ...   Mapman 03-28-12   Jmcgrogan2, i didn't post here until blackwillard said, &quo ...   Tbg 03-29-12   So you disagree with blackwillard? owning a $50,000 system, ...   Pubul57 03-29-12   Tbg, i'm not suggesting that buying better gear is a bad thi ...   Phd 03-29-12   Phd in psychology?   Pubul57 03-29-12   Pubul57, what i object to is the presumption in phd's post, ...   Tbg 03-29-12   as someone who has owned a system worth over $100,000 and n ...   Jmcgrogan2 03-30-12   Pubul57, thanks for you question. you already know that this ...   Phd 03-30-12   To be fair to tbg, i don't think spending money on audio is ...   Pubul57 03-30-12   You have to be somewhat wealthy to have a really expensive s ...   Mapman 07-16-12   After reading most of the posts here i can honestly say i wa ...   Sailcappy 07-17-12   Great post, sailcappy. thanks for sharing your cautionary t ...   Drubin 07-17-12   There should be a thread where all frustrated audiophiles ge ...   Mapman 07-17-12   Sailcrappy, i drive a 1996 toyota 4runner. my wife drive ...   Mapman 07-17-12   Quite a good post sailcappy! i can't recall all the details ...   Foster_9 07-17-12   Sailcappy, fwiw, one thing that can help somewhat that i do ...   Mapman 07-17-12   you know how? audition with your own ears. if you can't hea ...   Eldragon 07-17-12   Mapman, the computer chip in the key is for security reasons ...   Jmcgrogan2 07-17-12   Take an interest in something else or your system will never ...   Polk432 07-17-12   Mapman - i sort of understand your meaning of "learning ...   Sailcappy 07-17-12   Sail, in chosing an amp, i found limiting choices to thos ...   Mapman 07-18-12   Mapman, i know we are taking this thread in a slightly diff ...   Sailcappy 07-18-12   1000w is a good choice all other things aside for 86db effic ...   Mapman 07-18-12   It's not that specs insure a good sounding match, but that t ...   Onhwy61 07-18-12   "it's not that specs insure a good sounding match, but ...   Mapman 07-18-12   Why would anyone want to get off the merry-go-round, upgradi ...   Tmsorosk 07-18-12   Tmsorosk, you must have the disposable income in order to lo ...   Foster_9 07-18-12   Instead of always upgrading, another aplroach to sate ones ...   Mapman 07-19-12   I think what i have also learned is that the merry go round ...   Sailcappy 07-19-12   Sailcappy speaks words of wisdom..... obsessive behavior is ...   Mapman 07-19-12   Hello foster, never said upgrading was cheap and i guess a ...   Tmsorosk 07-19-12   The question: "how does one get off the marry-go-round ...   Mrtennis 07-19-12   Mrtennis,, your right , who wants to have a bunch of fun any ...   Tmsorosk 07-20-12   Mr. tennis sez: just say no and, while you're at it, abstine ...   Drubin 07-21-12   Don't make mistakes...buy the right equipment the first time ...   Polk432 07-21-12   First, i would differentiate between "merry go round&qu ...   Onemug 07-21-12   An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. don't be a ...   Mrtennis 07-22-12   1) set up every stereo in one room. 2) listen to them all an ...   Cdc 07-22-12   Cdc, you would have to put shorting leads on all speakers ex ...   Tbg 07-24-12   Good analogy ( onemug ) an upgrade path is a continual impr ...   Tmsorosk 07-24-12   Mrtennis, good one, i think you have spoken from the heart a ...   Phd 07-29-12   I just realized that my dedicated circuits put in 22 years a ...   Tbg 07-30-12   Don't listen to dealers or reviewers!!!!!!!!!!   Rsf507 08-03-12   Yes, and don't go to live concerts! (;   Detlof 08-04-12   Look at the upgrading as the merry-go-round. a treadmill get ...   Polk432 08-05-12   The uninformed and unknowing go round and round, the wise go ...   Tmsorosk 09-04-12   I'm afraid that i am the bearer of horrible news. pubul57 ha ...   Phd 09-04-12   Phd- yes, very sad news. he was a very helpful and loved mem ...   Isochronism 09-04-12   Isochronism, i don't think pubul57 was on the merry go round ...   Phd 09-04-12   Phd- now i understand why you chose this thread to post abou ...   Isochronism 09-04-12   As long as you go in a straight line you will avoid the merr ...   Mrtennis 09-04-12   . someone said on this forum several years ago "we're a ...   Mitch4t 09-04-12   Having more than one system to provide some variety in sound ...   Mapman 09-11-12   I also have three systems, but the main system is far superi ...   Tmsorosk 09-11-12   My basement system is comprised of a marantz 2252 rcvr, a de ...   Abucktwoeighty 09-14-12   - abuck -you may be doomed but what a way to go.   Tmsorosk 11-03-12   I found the perfect way about ten years ago: divorce. allo ...   Simao 11-09-12   What slowed me down was music itself. while streaming pandor ...   Pure_brew 11-09-12   "flipping the same recordings over and over to make com ...   Mapman 11-09-12   Early on in my audio career, the choice was fm versus lps. w ...   Tbg 12-14-12   The simple answer is you find what works, and stick with it. ...   Lupinthe3rd

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