If you're constantly having to sell gear that you've purchased you're buying things that you cannot afford.
If your gear is worth enough to make a significant impact on your budget when selling then you're likely buying things that you cannot afford unless you've built the system slowly over a long period of time.
You don't have to own an extremely expensive system to have excellent sound quality. I replaced just about every component in my system last year for about $6,000 (It was all overtime and overtime isn't part of the budget at my house...now that we're expecting a kid things will change). My system may not match some of the ones on this forum, but it's good enough that the vast majority should be able to enjoy listening to music and this is the main goal. My non-audiophile friends are blown away by the way it sounds and I can come home from the audio store and enjoy it after listening to systems worth many times more. I would argue that nobody NEEDS a system that's better than what I have to enjoy music, but we all WANT more.
I would guess that the majority of the people on this forum that own the super expensive equipment fall into one or a combination of the following categories: (1) wealthy, (2) system build over many years & (3) purchased used and deep discounts. Some people own system worth more than their cars and even houses. This is a matter of priorities as most people cannot have it all.
I would suggest picking up some quality components and slowly building a system and never sell your gear unless it's for an upgrade. If you can't do this, then you're dreaming beyond your means. It's one thing to have the economy take you down and force some hard decisions, but if it happens multiple times then you need to evaluate your lifestyle in my opinion.
If your gear is worth enough to make a significant impact on your budget when selling then you're likely buying things that you cannot afford unless you've built the system slowly over a long period of time.
You don't have to own an extremely expensive system to have excellent sound quality. I replaced just about every component in my system last year for about $6,000 (It was all overtime and overtime isn't part of the budget at my house...now that we're expecting a kid things will change). My system may not match some of the ones on this forum, but it's good enough that the vast majority should be able to enjoy listening to music and this is the main goal. My non-audiophile friends are blown away by the way it sounds and I can come home from the audio store and enjoy it after listening to systems worth many times more. I would argue that nobody NEEDS a system that's better than what I have to enjoy music, but we all WANT more.
I would guess that the majority of the people on this forum that own the super expensive equipment fall into one or a combination of the following categories: (1) wealthy, (2) system build over many years & (3) purchased used and deep discounts. Some people own system worth more than their cars and even houses. This is a matter of priorities as most people cannot have it all.
I would suggest picking up some quality components and slowly building a system and never sell your gear unless it's for an upgrade. If you can't do this, then you're dreaming beyond your means. It's one thing to have the economy take you down and force some hard decisions, but if it happens multiple times then you need to evaluate your lifestyle in my opinion.