How much gear do you own?


Do you have multiples of amps, preamps, speakers, cables, etc?

I do, and am starting to realize it's leaning hard toward a sickness rather than a passionate hobby.  Either that, or I'm getting up in age and tired of all the "stuff" I've acquired taking up so much space.

I went through a phase about ten years ago where I got tired of stereo gear and dumped most of it.  I really regretted it after a few years and acquired most (and then much more) back.

But this time it feels different somehow.  And I really think it has to do with my age...pushing 60.

Others go through this?

Thoughts?

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@ryder,

Congratulations and well done!

You're better off for it, and so are the new owners.

For me to get rid of my extra stuff is going to be a far far harder challenge than I could have imagined some 10 years ago.

 

I remember buying a set of the Spherex X-Box 5.1 speakers that the late Peter Aczel glowingly reviewed. I didn't consider just how I was going to use them, only that I would, and one day the space to do so would appear.

I didn't, and it didn't.

So maybe next year I ought to sell them on.

They could be ideal for someone who's into gaming and cares about the sound. Or for someone who has the space for them and doesn't mind the wiring.

Then there's a pair of Tannoy R3s I couldn't bear to part with, but haven't used for 7 years. Okay, they'll probably go for peanuts, but what good are they doing sitting in the attic right now?

Ditto Rega RS1s. A lovely sound, but right now they're silently boxed up next to the Tannoy's.

You know, in a perfect life an audiophile would have at least 3 different listening rooms with a different system in each.

And all the time in the world to listen.

Alas, this is not a perfect life and OCD can be a very clever and versatile enemy.

 

Enough for two systems,with the ability to swap in different amps,or speakers when I feel like a different flavor. 

Too much but been comparing and learning a bit.

4 A/B integrated

2 class D integrated

1 sacd player

1 cd player

1 transport

5 tuners

1 receiver

2 dacs

1 streamer

11 sets of speakers

 

Neither Robin nor Hood

 

I don’t own so much as a cable. Plans for the new year:

  1. Room Treatments!
  2. Legacy Whisper XDS
  3. Dual Benchmark AHB2
  4. Legacy Wavelet II
  5. Some durned Music Server

Gotta say the music server (research thereof) is the thing which has sucked up as much of my time as everything else combined, and I still haven’t decided. Grumble.