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If there’s an audiophile exit ramp, this ain’t it…

Audiogon and the audio press, I mean. I finally have the system I was aiming for and had imagined for my future, as conjured from the cryptic pages of stereophile etc. — incredible transparency, scale, and ‘realness’ — but whenever I’m drawn to these sites/pages, as I have been for two years, I am confronted again with doubt and a vague longing for ‘perfection’ in a new purchase. I just want to enjoy the music.

Im ready for the audiophile exit ramp, and this ain’t it…
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jjss49
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many ways to enjoy the hobby, the pursuit of music and its reproduction

last night, first time in two years, i attended a live concert at sfjazz, with a nice dinner out beforehand

reminded me what live music sounds like, amplified and unamplified

gives a rather different take on what my hifi sounds like as i turn it on today
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arafiq
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I see it as an ongoing hobby. Mountain climbers don't stop after they have scaled a tough peak. They go on to search for the next thrill. Wine connoisseurs don't stop tasting even after they have discovered their favorite wine. As long as the audio hobby is not cutting into our retirement plans, I don't see why we can't keep trying different (not necessarily better or worse) flavors of sound. The key is to set a budget and stick to it.
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tomic601
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there is a Music section here, my favorite on Agon is the Whats on your turntable tonight thread…..

Focus on music for awhile….

i keep at least three books on the small table by my listening chair; Electrical Engineering, Acoustic Eng, and something on music… Robbie Robertson is there now, new Beatles book due out soon..

So much unheard music in the world..


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tomic601
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i see your speaker stands are from Eric at GHA, are you in Pac NW ?
i am south Seattle 
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