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In Reply to: The Allure Of The Score Versus The Love Of The Hobby posted by X-2000R on October 25, 2014 at 15:00:47:
Somehow I missed this when it was originally posted-
I see your points, and appreciate some of the questions and juxtapositions that you have raised-
Having been "in the trade" for a period of time, and now well out of the trade my perspective is perhaps different-
I see more of a continuum - between poles- and yet for me, the situation is also affected by what else is affecting me in my life at a given time when I find a piece of kit available.
Having been momentarily blessed with some largess- I splurged some of it on more HiFi-
All I feel were deals- not necessarily A-1, but certainly NOT A-2.
I can support the claim in B-1, as C. Vanderbilt said of the cost of sailboat racing - 'if you have to ask, you can't afford it'; however it is just stuff-
Yes if assembled, maintained and curated well, stuff that can move us to ecstasy or tears ['Laughing or crying, it is all the same release'- Joni Mitchell]- the real reason we pursue this hobby.
Your original question pokes into the motive and character of the inmates - and there I would draw your attention to the idea that we - members - are self-selected, voluntarily enrolled into this community with an ability to maintain some anonymity, if that be our choice , or to reveal as much as we wish.
We come from diverse backgrounds, with unique perspectives sharing a common love/passion - that of Music, and the stuff needed to listen to it in our homes.
I recently purchased a piece of kit from a seller - and while doing the CL dance around price and closing the 'sale' came up against the Value of what we were proposing to exchange for notes legal tender. While I wanted the item, my funds were limited. As the seller stated, it Has value.
If we both respect each other - a deal can be made; and it was. As it turns out, I do believe that: A- we are both happy, and B-we both feel that the deal was in-fact a deal.
Therefore I return to you question, and posit that we all are along the continuum- not in neat sections or boxes, but fungible as our want balances with our resources to the extent that we can match the seller's expectations and willingness to agree-
I would also posit - that this is not limited to Vintage; however I am mostly priced out of the new stuff, so I speak from the perspective of vintage - and in the end, all our equipment will be vintage in the end - unless we stay on the upgrade escalator.
thank you for a provocative read,
Happy Listening
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