"Every time I think I'm out, they pull me back in"
I, too have been there. I took 3/4 of the $$ out of my system and consolidated. I agree that the problem is this website, and viewing it more than 1 or 2 times per day.
That being said, I think Audiogon has totally revolutionized the Hi-Fi market, and I'm sure that it has changed the way that I go about approaching a possible purchase. GOod for me, good for others like me, bad for Retailers.
I found some speakers that are fairly inexpensive, an integrated (THIS IS KEY, one less set of ICs, one less component, too) that is fairly inexpensive that sounds wonderful with the speakers, and that was it, at the time.
Try as hard as you can to avoid "the office/2nd system syndrome" it will only eat more of your money that should either be spent on loved ones or on your man rig...nuff said.
Most of all, I agree with Budrew, if you read Audiogon, you're just going to spend MORE $$ when you inevitably come back. Simplicity is really the key, and at least for me, has resulted in 2 years with the same speakers, 3 years with teh same amp, and only a new analog setup (ok, mauybe I spent some $$$ there) in the last 2 years.
You could always buy some, I dunno, music???
I, too have been there. I took 3/4 of the $$ out of my system and consolidated. I agree that the problem is this website, and viewing it more than 1 or 2 times per day.
That being said, I think Audiogon has totally revolutionized the Hi-Fi market, and I'm sure that it has changed the way that I go about approaching a possible purchase. GOod for me, good for others like me, bad for Retailers.
I found some speakers that are fairly inexpensive, an integrated (THIS IS KEY, one less set of ICs, one less component, too) that is fairly inexpensive that sounds wonderful with the speakers, and that was it, at the time.
Try as hard as you can to avoid "the office/2nd system syndrome" it will only eat more of your money that should either be spent on loved ones or on your man rig...nuff said.
Most of all, I agree with Budrew, if you read Audiogon, you're just going to spend MORE $$ when you inevitably come back. Simplicity is really the key, and at least for me, has resulted in 2 years with the same speakers, 3 years with teh same amp, and only a new analog setup (ok, mauybe I spent some $$$ there) in the last 2 years.
You could always buy some, I dunno, music???