The hifi shop at home

[Floyddroid]

Just frightened the bejesus out of meself. Looking around my cave it has taken on a look of a hifi shop in the home. This is after a cull of a lot of high end disappointments sent to the bay of E, sold on through forums at a fraction of their worth and replaced with more pleasing older or little known products. yet the illness of hifi is still plain to see by my peacock feather like display of my arsenal. I am now looking at storage for the surplus. Please tell me that i will get better? i'm off for a beer or fifteen to think about this problem.

Does anyone else have a similar problem?

[RichB]

Just frightened the bejesus out of meself. Looking around my cave it has taken on a look of a hifi shop in the home. This is after a cull of a lot of high end disappointments sent to the bay of E, sold on through forums at a fraction of their worth and replaced with more pleasing older or little known products. yet the illness of hifi is still plain to see by my peacock feather like display of my arsenal. I am now looking at storage for the surplus. Please tell me that i will get better? i'm off for a beer or fifteen to think about this problem.

Does anyone else have a similar problem?

First world problems Steve, I feel your pain... ;-)

Still, it's a system to die for mate... gorgeous kit

[walpurgis]

Does anyone else have a similar problem?

Er, yes.


(I suspect Audio Al might put you in the shade collection wise)

[struth]

Just frightened the bejesus out of meself. Looking around my cave it has taken on a look of a hifi shop in the home. This is after a cull of a lot of high end disappointments sent to the bay of E, sold on through forums at a fraction of their worth and replaced with more pleasing older or little known products. yet the illness of hifi is still plain to see by my peacock feather like display of my arsenal. I am now looking at storage for the surplus. Please tell me that i will get better? i'm off for a beer or fifteen to think about this problem.

Does anyone else have a similar problem?

ive found giving it away to the needy cleanses the soul

[RichB]

I recently resolved to make the main system the best it can be within my modest means. This meant looking at each piece and considering its role in it. Also the fact that my office and other system barely get used as I'm usually on headphones anyway.

I've resolved to having one thing I love and use often, rather than a selection of things I flip in and out. More clearouts coming in the next few weeks I'd say.

[Marco]

I do sympathise, Steve, but collecting hi-fi equipment, for the sake of it, isn’t something I’ve ever really be into. Everything I own in that respect (aside from a pair of Celestion Ditton 15XRs) has an active role in my system and is regularly used.

To be absolutely honest, these days, hi-fi is quite some way down the list of my main interests, with modifying/tuning up [and enjoying driving] my car, spending time with Del and going to live music concerts/gigs, seeing the world and eating at nice restaurants, providing me with rather more enjoyment than dicking around with hi-fi equipment.

Once my system is settled, other than messing around with ancillary items, such as cables, and making the odd tweak to my kit, by having some mods carried out to the internal circuitry (or indulging in tube rolling), I tend to abandon any buying sprees and simply expand my music collection - that’s certainly where I’m at now, and it’s a happy place to be!

Marco.

[Floyddroid]

Thanks Rich. I kow where you are coming from. And thanks for the compliment. I have it geared to suit my needs and the system seems to work well.

First world problems Steve, I feel your pain... ;-)

Still, it's a system to die for mate... gorgeous kit

[Wakefield Turntables]

I'm in a similar position to Marco, I'm expanding my music collection. I have no real "yearn" to try hi-end badge-fi and find great pleasure in finding old classic's and then restoring them. Restoring my Tannoy speakers, Garrard 301, and my current project a Sansui AU719 integrated have given me great pleasure over the years. I will always spend money on something that I think I'm going to enjoy. I'm thinking about getting into Decca cartridges and exploring Decca classical recordings. I cant stand hoarding hifi eequipment and had a massive cull of surplus gear the funds went straight back into improving what I already own.

[YNWaN]

Personally I'm not interested in collecting gear (I quite understand why some want to though) - and only run one system. Even so, I've got loads of other bits - spare speakers, arms, cartridges, headphone amp, phonostage, three or four unfinished electronics projects, a half built second turntable (three more in the cellar) etc. I think it's inevitable (that's what I tell myself any way ).

[twotone]

The Harbeth P3s I bought at the tail end of last year stopped me in my tracks.

I accidently stumbled on the perfect Hi-Fi when I picked up a pair of Quad amps for relative buttons and now just listen to the music.

I have no desire now to change anything.

Bliss.