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Turning in My Audiophile Badge

Well, not quite yet, but for the past several years, I've been finding myself getting closer to saying goodbye to all this audiophile craziness.

It's funny to me how the same things that really used to excite me before absolutely bore me to tears now. Any cable (speaker/IC/power) costing over 1K for a meter or two, CDP's in the 5K-plus range, speakers priced at above 10K and on.

I've always known that that last 3-5% in audio quality is the most expensive part of this hobby, and I was willing participant in playing that game then. But now, my way of thinking about components has taken a dramatic change.

I guess I no longer value the value of spending crazy money (at least to me) chasing that latest and greatest improvement and all its supposed glory, only to then chase the next greatest thing.

I quit doing all those stupid AB'ing of cables, speakers, amps...yeah, you know the deal. Hours spent listening for the most minute improvement of cable A or B to match better with amp C or speaker D. I see that as such a waste of time now. I've become more of a "set it and forget it" type of person. I'm sure my speakers would sound better if I moved them an inch or two this way or that, but no longer feel the need to go through that effort.

My systems sound pretty good where they are, and I'm okay with that.

This is how far off the audiophile wagon I've fallen: I'm trying to decide between the Dunlavy SC-IV's and Bose 901's for my living room system. You read it right, Dunlavy's or Bose. Crazy, right?

But then, the living room's used primarily to watch TV or play with my son, and my main rig is in the largest (though quite small) bedroom. I've recently had to downsize from a house to an apartment, and that reduction in living space has caused me to seriously reconsider what I feel is important to me, including audio playback.

And don't get me started on my 7K or so vinyl collection, along with 5K or so CD collection that takes up an entire small bedroom to store, along with a couple of Ikea shelves (16 slot one plus 8 slot one) in the dining room. Those will definitely be reduced at some point.

I've reached a point in my life where I'm tired of the craziness of this hobby, and how deep I was into it. It's been mostly all-consuming most of my adult life and I feel it coming really close to having run its course.

Have any of you gone through a similar evolution, and if so, how did you come through on the other side?

Cheers.

Mamoru


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Topic - Turning in My Audiophile Badge - AudioDwebe 08:56:44 01/12/11 (105)
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