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Are you at this point??

As I perused the Ads, as I do on an daily basis (sometimes hourly), it occurred to me that absolutely nothing interests me or motivates me to upgrade...For the first time in my audio life, I feel I am DONE! I am so content with my current set up ..after 15 years of messing with it it should be.

The set up:

Speakers: Verity Audio Parsifal Ovations (in the big leaf maple)

Front End: Naim CDX2/XPSII

Pre: Pass Labs X1

Amps: NuForce Reference SEs

Cables: Crystal Cable References

Power Cables: Crystal Cable Reference and Cardas Golden Cross

Misc: Symposium Svelte Shelves and pucks.

If you are at the end of your upgrade path, chime in!
jb8312
jb8312 OP
247 posts
 
Thanks to all...espcially the one who PM'd me offering tweak ideas for the Pass and then states "I hope this helps"...No. I does not. I like feeling "done".

As for the Vinyl. I was actually going to add a TT this year, but I just blew my budget over at the sales corner of wwww.timezone.com, my other "hobby"...Plus, I just want to leave well enough alone.....

John
donshoemaker
38 posts
 
Just get into vinyl. I notice it is missing from your system. There are so many differences you can make with even small changes. Maybe you are not a putterer,but that is about all I look at or buy these days. Arms,cartridges,phono sections,etc.At the risk of upsetting all those digital people out there I dont believe a digital front end is as revealing of the differences you can hear as the changes in an analog setup. Sometimes better,sometimes worse but always a difference.
rcschaefferc8b3
1 posts
 
Now you'll have time for that second system.

Thanx,
Russ

P.S. 35 years and no end in sight, there are always new things to try, my system has been fairly stabile for the last few years but I'm always tweaking and tuning.
french_fries
815 posts
 
yeah, my system sounds very good, but i have a problem with PICTURES of really beautiful equipment. OH WELL, I tell myself that it's just "window shopping"; BUT then, instead of simply putting on a cd and relaxing to some MUSIC, I sometimes find myself bookmarking an item and teasing myself with the thought of sending an e-mail. AND if i'm not careful i find myself putting a check in the mail shortly thereafter...
getheleadout
144 posts
 
I've also been done a few times, during a couple of my done periods, I tuned out of the audio world and just enjoyed my system and concentrated my time on other things.

Then, each time I decided to get back into the audio world, I found there was a bunch on NEW stuff that had come along that I was unaware of.

What I've learned from all this is that I'll never be really done, because to me, being done means achieving the best possible sound.

Hence, when the audio industry stops coming up with new and improved equipment, only then will I be done.
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