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In Reply to: RE: Turning in My Audiophile Badge posted by AudioDwebe on January 12, 2011 at 08:56:44
I sold my ARC amp, preamp, CD, Aerial 10Ts, VPI table and vowed never to spend over $1K on a system again. That was three years ago and I haven't enjoyed listening to music this much in years. Its as exciting as it was 35 years ago when I got my first rig.
Its just stuff, you can always buy it all back.
And no, you are not crazy. My first speaker after the Aerials were Large Advents. They were a ton of fun.
Best of luck to you.
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
Follow Ups:
Heh, heh.
Dean, hope you don't mind that I took the liberty, as we've never met face to face!
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"If you are the owner of a new stereophonic system, this record will play with even more brilliant true-to-life fidelity. In short, you can purchase this record with no fear of its becoming obsolete in the future."
Thanks for not telling him I'm a nut.
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
Hey Dean,
Funny you mention the Large Advents. They, too, are in my living room in the corners. One holds DVDs at the moment, and the other just sits there, taking up space.
I got the largest apartment I could find, with the intention of using the SC-IV's in the large bedroom where I'd have my good system set up and have a vintage system in the living room. To that end, I'd recently purchased a Sansui 9090DB and the Large Advents. I was going to alternate between them and the 901's for that room.
But as I brought my stuff in, the apartment kept getting smaller and smaller. I'd hate to think I'll bad things would have been if I'd chosen to move into a smaller place thinking I'd be able to make it work.
...a 9090DB and Large Advents.
Funny how times change. There was a time when I would have killed to have owned that combination but it was far, far too expensive. Heck, I paid a lot less for my first car (in 1976) than a 9090DB cost back then!
Now, through the magic of time, the stuff is affordable and I can live out all of my audio dreams ...one at a time ...on the cheap.
I always wanted a pair of JBL L166s. I have many fond memories of them from back in the day. I finally got a pair a few months ago. I enjoyed them for a bit and then passed them along to the next guy.
I'm having a blast.
Good luck getting it all sorted out. I hope you find the space!
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
Wow, I never realized the 9090DB cost so much back in the day. But it certainly is a rather nice receiver.
I was an audio hoarder until a year or two ago, then I finally decided to start selling off some of my gear and was somewhat surprised to find that I didn't really miss much of what I'd sold. Before that, whenever I had to sell a piece of equipment, it was like losing the love of my life.
Silly, really. It was only a piece of audio equipment, but I missed it and recalled it fondly whenever I came across an old photograph used to list the item for sale, or used as inventory during my many moves.
I guess this place is called "asylum" for the right reasons.
Cheers.
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