I know a lot of people use hobbies to different purposes, but my quest has always been to keep my hobbies pure enjoyment, no stress. When I golf, I have a good time - I may shoot well, I may shoot poorly. If I feel like going to the range, I do it - if I don't feel like it, I don't. It's not a quest - it's enjoyment and pleasure.
Music and audio are the same way - I do whatever is fun and interesting. I'm not on a specific quest, and if I ever find myself on a specific quest, it will be with the strict understanding that I could change my mind / direction at any time.
Audio doesn't seem any weirder to me than any other hobbyist / purist pursuit. I never think about how much I do or don't spend on it as part of my budget, or what else it could have bought me, or compare it to how much somebody else spent on their equipment. It's just something that is fun to play around with.
I'll admit, though, that I wonder about the people who invented the green pens, etc. - there must have been a moment where they said, "Whoa, I think I just heard something after I marked up that CD. I think I'll sell green pens and see who buys them."
Music and audio are the same way - I do whatever is fun and interesting. I'm not on a specific quest, and if I ever find myself on a specific quest, it will be with the strict understanding that I could change my mind / direction at any time.
Audio doesn't seem any weirder to me than any other hobbyist / purist pursuit. I never think about how much I do or don't spend on it as part of my budget, or what else it could have bought me, or compare it to how much somebody else spent on their equipment. It's just something that is fun to play around with.
I'll admit, though, that I wonder about the people who invented the green pens, etc. - there must have been a moment where they said, "Whoa, I think I just heard something after I marked up that CD. I think I'll sell green pens and see who buys them."