I am going to throw out all the cardboard boxes I have for my audio gear. The hard one will be the speaker boxes.
Jay's "Ugly Truth" video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkveZGS2dSI
Why does this get mentioned so rarely?
I've experienced the "dark side" and have never had the means to afford gear that's remotely close to the level that Jay focuses on.
What about you -- can you relate or have you always been able to maintain a healthy balance and avoid being overtaken by obsession?
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@bigtwin You should have used @bigwin for you name |
@blackbag20 I just spent the last 1.5 hours clearing out the boxes. I kept 3, the CODA #16 amp, Magnum Dynalab MD108T tuner, and KEF KC62 sub (this was a problematic piece in the past but good so far). The MD 108T will need calibrating in about a decade, likely in Toronto. Bryston and Axiom now own them. The Yamaha NS5000 speakers can be repaired by me (I did the Thiel CS3.7 in the past) and there is local dealer that sells the NS5000. Though I did not buy from them. I am keeping the CODA#16 box because I am demoing the Sim Audio Moon 861 or 761 amps this month with the NS5000 dealer. I have a lot of Schitt gear for headphones (and Yggi+ LM DAC) I can easily drive to the SchittR to get any repairs done (70 miles). It feels great to clear out the garage and now have a different mindset to audio. I have been a member of A'gon since about 2000 (yyz before) and until 2018 I had about 200 posts. In the last 5 years, I have about 4K posts and tons of buying and selling. That is all done now, except for the SimAduio demo and a purchase of a PlayBack Designs DAC. https://www.audiogon.com/systems/7605 I need to update the Virtual System for my Office. The dirty deed with the boxes is in the last 2 photos. |