Are all Audiophiles masocists?

cd318....*S* And also, quite true.  We do wake hopeful....have to.

We do have enough days that ones' feet can't hit the floor fast enough.

There's also the *meh* days:
-Start good, go south in varied ways 'n means
-The inverse of that, begin not so but make up for it overall.

It's Those Days....when one would rather pull the covers up and cocoon oneself and wait for the next and preferable one....

...where exiting becomes more an act of faith, bravery, sheer determination, or utter abandon or surrender.

Those Days suck.

The only way they get worse is a firing squad waiting for you.

Those Really Suck.

Mho...the last 2 delve into the Masocist Zone.

Audioholics skirt the upper edge of the MZ, like surfers on storm surf....

"OMG, I've (fallen out of love/begun to detest/made an enormous error/(fill in blank) with the/this (fill in subject equipment).

Now, I'm faced with (replacing X) and (convincing self)(convincing spouse)(rationalizing this)(selling/trading/burying X in closet/backyard/trash fire) and determining what would make the remainder return to desired satisfactory status..."

Doing this occasionally.....fine.
Doing this yearly....mmmOK.
Doing this a lot?

You enjoy it.
Leather, whips, and 'restraints' would be cheaper in the long run, butt...

As long as you 'do' this in our company (obviously, the audio, please), we understand....

*poor devil...tsk*

...feel free to PM us the vids of the latter, though...;)

Salaciously yours, J

(FGS, I am kidding...I don't want the latter...the evening news is torture enough....)

Get a proper tube amp, a non-oversampling DAC and enjoy the music and stop chasing new gear.

We seem to be a bit condescending too. LOL

In fact several ingrained character traits have emerged to be prevalent in this post. I guess that means we're all just... Human.

More like perfectionists. Never totally satisfied, but it's great to feel the rush when you know that some change you made improved the sound. Sometimes people use crazy words to describe the sound (tubey, humid?) I just say it sounds better.

@asvjerry,

One of the worst things that can happen to an audiophile is some form of component failure.

Anything from a blown tweeter/driver to a recklessly damaged stylus can have an unusually proportional effect upon your mood.

I think I must have become complacent until a few weeks ago when my system began to lose signal in the left channel.

I tried various stuff, a different channel on the amp, checking the interconnects (horrible thick and ridiculously tight) and reversing and tightening the speaker cables etc. All would work for a while but the next time, same problem of a silent left speaker.

In the end I discovered that the volume dial on the amp was getting a little flaky. It might need cleaning or replacing soon but anyway it reminded me just how easy it is to lose your peace of mind when it comes to audio.

I used to pity my friends and family who’d get distraught when their car got the mildest of scratches, but now I can’t the volume dial out of my mind.

Is it serious, is affecting the sound, is it a sealed unit, can it be cleaned? Etc

Anyway, I can laugh about a little now, but a few years ago it would have been a real downer for me.

No, you’ve got to be good to yourself (don’t watch the news, it’s always bad eg Diana Rigg) and somehow try to address the stuff you might worry about.

Can’t wait around for someone else to do it.