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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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mwinkc
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@kennymac 

My story is similar 

4 years ago at 65, I stopped the chase after 45+ years, got a nice integrated amp and some good stand-mounted speakers. I kept my tt, streamer & CD transport.

I kept about 300 albums and 100 or so CDs since no one knows what streaming will be like 5-10 years in the future. 

Any involvement with audio is now confined to listening... and it's great! No more combing through reviews and spec's, wondering if I can make some tiny improvement for $$$.

It felt odd getting rid of the separates and 5-6 pairs of big speakers...including the Maggie's that I believed could not be improved upon, but I don't miss any of that stuff. 

It was a fun ride, albeit wasteful, but it was the path that led me here. 

Cheers

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