To be rich is to enjoy and appreciate what you have. I live way below my means and seek out activities and items that are of value to me. One of my cars is a Mazdaspeed MX-5 which is basically a Miata on factory steroids. It's not nearly as fast as an exotic car but on curvy public roads I'd rate it 90% as fun to drive. The insurance and maintenance costs are low and I don't worry about where I'm going to park it whenever I go anywhere. I could boost the performance big time with aftermarket modifications but often that results in reliability issues. There are modders who can tweak my Oppo UDP-205 but I don't want to trade a minor improvement for a potential future catastrophic failure. I don't concern myself that there is something better out there, I just smile and enjoy what I have - and share the fun with friends and family.
Hey RICH Audiophiles
Why don't one of you incredibly wealthy audiophiles whose systems I drool over every day start an Audiophile Rental business?
Imagine how easy to simply rent a set of speakers or amp for a nominal fee so us POOR enthusiasts could demo it in our own home/system without restocking fees or massive depreciation when reselling..No more sitting in traffic,wasting gas & polluting the environment running from dealer to dealer only to be greeting by horrible listening conditions that give you ABSOLUTELY no idea how a piece of gear will actually sound in your own listening room...
Imagine how easy to simply rent a set of speakers or amp for a nominal fee so us POOR enthusiasts could demo it in our own home/system without restocking fees or massive depreciation when reselling..No more sitting in traffic,wasting gas & polluting the environment running from dealer to dealer only to be greeting by horrible listening conditions that give you ABSOLUTELY no idea how a piece of gear will actually sound in your own listening room...