a rant


after 30 years of being so enamored with stereo equipment - im ok now just listening to music

im no longer chasing - whenever i have bought new equipment it never sounded as good as i think the reviewer thinks it does. maybe 5% sounded really good and the other 95% - im still waiting for them to break in.

My fantastical brain wanted every piece of equipment to sound incredible. i think the key word is "chasing". 

See, now tube amplifiers are all the rage again - it was class d about 3 years ago - it was solid state about 6 months ago - whenever i have tubes - i want solid state, whenever i have solid state - then i want tubes - then ill try class d  in the meantime 

Im just saying - this hobby is the "space mountain" of roller coasters - ya think!

 

smargo

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This is me -- with food.

After 30 years of being so enamored with restaurants - I am happy to just eat food. I’ve stopped looking for better food.
Whenever i have bought new brands or kinds of food it never tasted as good as people were telling me.
Maybe sometimes it did but most of the time, I was disappointed.
My over eager desires wanted every new morsel of food to taste incredible.

Now, I just eat the same things everytime, don’t think about its qualities, and don’t seek out any improvements.

Looking for something better is not as good as simply chewing and swallowing.

Well, the thing about a hobby is generally they are active.  You can't just sit still if it's going to be a hobby...thus the need to churn equipment even if one already loves the sound. 

This is a good point. Hobbies are active.

But what do YOU think this hobby is: kaleidoscope or mountain?

For me, it's not about trying to get to the top of a mountain, but about turning a kaleidoscope and enjoying new combinations. (And not necessarily for more money.)

Those who don't like kaleidoscopes should turn them until they get a view they like, and then tape it so it cannot turn again.