Great post Gary. I agree with your sentiments. Similar threads can be found on the Gon ("equipment that has gotten you off the merry-go-round"), and they are always tantalising with the promise (or mirage?) of liberation. While many say they enjoy the "journey," I do not. Life is too short. While Audiogon does represent an avenue of deliverance from equipment mistakes, it can also be an existential wasteland where many of us go round and round much like the insane asylum scene in "The Midnight Express."
Still lost at sea?
It took me eleven yrs. to finally come up with an audio system that I find overwhelminly great sounding. So much so that I find it quiet addicting to listen to.
For many yrs.I was lost @ sea trying to find my way to the final sound. Thanks to the great bailout system of Agon I was able to bail on most of my audio blunders. I always took pride in my many feedback grades I received. I now look back and think what a fool for being lost @ sea for so long and building up my feedbacks.
Being out of the ship and on land is a great feeling. No longer looking for that pre amp/amp /speakers/wire etc. had releaved me of all of my sea sickness.
Some of you have been out lost @ sea alot longer than I have. Still looking for that "right piece of gear"? Some shipped wreacked/lost/sea sickness. Wait till you hit land and are through with it. You turn on your system and you dare not touch/change anything because it sounds so good.
I would be up Sh.. creek without the Gon.
Anyone off board yet? How many yrs. did it take
For many yrs.I was lost @ sea trying to find my way to the final sound. Thanks to the great bailout system of Agon I was able to bail on most of my audio blunders. I always took pride in my many feedback grades I received. I now look back and think what a fool for being lost @ sea for so long and building up my feedbacks.
Being out of the ship and on land is a great feeling. No longer looking for that pre amp/amp /speakers/wire etc. had releaved me of all of my sea sickness.
Some of you have been out lost @ sea alot longer than I have. Still looking for that "right piece of gear"? Some shipped wreacked/lost/sea sickness. Wait till you hit land and are through with it. You turn on your system and you dare not touch/change anything because it sounds so good.
I would be up Sh.. creek without the Gon.
Anyone off board yet? How many yrs. did it take