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In Reply to: RE: Far less (action) -- but I don't think it's lack of interest -- posted by geoff on November 24, 2016 at 06:20:21
Your right. Post has taken a turn. Simply, thanks for the feedback.
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Some of it has to do with posters aging out. Some of it has to do with the lack of affordable used gear available like in the EARLY days of ebay.
Some of it has to do with frustration of the endless audio trendmill that has become far too expensive to play on.
Now I see a lot of people either dabbling in very low end stuff or ultra high end stuff. Or just dabbling with the stuff they were smart enough to hold onto, unlike MYSELF!!!
You missed the most rewarding option of all, DIY from scratch. I started 15 years ago when prices of vintage gear drove me away. Have not been sorry since. LOTS of great designs available on line and lots of freindly help available at tubes diy.
Tis' true! DIY is some of the most fun. Years ago, I was in charge of the engineering labs where I worked, so I had access to the instruments and tools, and reserved a bench for my own use. I also had a place to work in my basement and borrowed instruments from work. I did some scratch building, but to my own designs. I did a successful mono tube amp, and a successful solid state amp. Mostly to prove to myself I could.
I was a lot younger back then. Today I'm 78 and live in a condo; so I really don't have a good place to work, although I do have my own instruments - used mostly for tests and service work. Mainly, I've kind of lost interest in DIY, but there are still some good deals to be had on good used gear.
Jerry
My wife and I lived in small apartments for quite a few years when we first moved to this area and were looking for a home that suited our needs, but I always managed to keep a bread boarding set up in a corner of some room. Sometimes it was only a single channel I did, but I tried literally dozens of designs. It was and still is great fun. I am lucky if I find one piece of vintage gear a year anymore. Everyone has a computer and most of it ends up on Ebay.
My DIY days are over my friend. I broke my neck in 2005 and ever since I've had increasingly more pain bending my neck. Especially down.
Between this and a few other things slowly all my avenues of pleasure are being closed down.
ENJOY it while you can.
happy holidays
charles
My back gives me lots of trouble these days, so I know what you mean. We do what we can.
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