I've officially been banned

Willow
Willow Posts: 11,056
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From any more audio purchases for awhile. My amp is due to arrive any day now and a last set of cables from wire world oasis to replace a pair of aq diamond back. Then that's it. I was told it is time to work on other aspects of the house.
A new sectional is on its way. We had it made of material cover as opposed to leather like we currently have, this will help room acoustics seeing we have no soft materials in the room and then my wife will look for an area rug... again helping the acoustics out. Anyway no more gear for a long while but the furniture all has audio in mind. ;)
My wife is even talking about a new av cabinet. Something to with the new furniture...
This time I'll be very responsible and respectful of her wish as she has done the same for me since this summer which started my upgrades with the b&w 703... then so on and so on.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,583
    Welcome to the club.

    I got 22 days left
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited December 2016
    It's not fun but honestly, but completely understandable. It seems I go in cycles. Not upgrading for a long time then when I do boy do I ever. Then my wife brings me back to reality.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,970
    And here I was just looking at a beautiful pair of Altec 515Bs (for $1350 smackers) and I am giving serious consideration to selling/trading my spare pair of Altec Duplexes for a pair of Emilar EH-500 horns.

    ... so I guess I am empathetic, but not sympathetic.

    I probably should be on an embargo from buying/selling stuff.

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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    Selling, she'd be happy with. Oddly enough I was fully prepared to sell my rti set up and she's the one who said keep it all so when we finish the basement in a couple years you won't have to buy anything. Makes sense
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    Sometimes it makes sense to slow down and take stock, I've put myself on an "autoban" (intended to mean self-ban) that I have promptly ignored several times over the last 4 months when a good opportunity came up.

    I think now though I really need to take stock and have some good, long listens so I'm not just making changes to make changes (not that I don't enjoy that too!). LOL I find the wife can be a helpful monitor for these types of things, she has more self control than I do!
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    Polk SDA1c modded
    Polk CRS+ 4.1TL modded (need veneer)
    Polk SDA2BTL (fully modded)
    A/L 1000VA Dreadnought Canare 4s11 SDA cable
    SACD Marantz DV8300
    Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD
    Yamaha YP-D6
    Soundcraftsmen PCR800
    Audible Illusions L1 Preamp
    Vincent MFA based Cocci Tube Preamp
    Pho-700 Phono Pre
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,535
    Adding all that new furniture may prompt a NEED for an additional subwoofer. Good luck with abstinence! Hasn't worked for me. :)
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,583
    basically, you're screwed, there's no going back....

    "I was out... but they sucked me back in!!"
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    The audio vortex of hell
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,161
    I remember an old song...... Monday Monday........
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,161
    and a wise man once told me. it's hard to go backwards.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited December 2016
    I should ban myself from anymore upgrades, yeah that's what I'm going to do after New Years it will be my resolution for the New Year that and dropping 11 Lbs. Remember got to please the significant other or learn the hard way :#
    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,583
    We should form a support group.
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    Joey_V wrote: »
    We should form a support group.

    I think this is literally, the worst group to have in a gear buying moratorium support group... talk about a bunch of enablers!! Don't get me wrong, god love you all... but man we can help folks spend money!
    VA HT HK AVR20II, Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD, Polk Audio RC80i / Polk Audio CSi3, 60" Panasonic Plasma, Nordost / Signal Cable A2 / Wireworld / Pangea / Magic Power
    VA 2 Channel Focal Electra 926 speakers, Pass Labs X150.5 Amp, Eastern Electric MiniMax Preamp (Tutay mods), Eastern Electric Minimax CDP (Scott Nixon mods), Music Hall mmf 5.1 Turntable, Parks Audio Budgie Phono Pre , Audioengine B1 streamer, MIT S3 IC's / MIT Shotgun S3 Speaker Cables / PS Audio power cables
    Noggin Schiit Valhalla, Pangea, Phillips Fidelio X1, Polk UF8000

    Polk SDA1c modded
    Polk CRS+ 4.1TL modded (need veneer)
    Polk SDA2BTL (fully modded)
    A/L 1000VA Dreadnought Canare 4s11 SDA cable
    SACD Marantz DV8300
    Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD
    Yamaha YP-D6
    Soundcraftsmen PCR800
    Audible Illusions L1 Preamp
    Vincent MFA based Cocci Tube Preamp
    Pho-700 Phono Pre
    Signal Cable Silver Resolution IC's






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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,583
    So are we forming a subgroup or what?
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited December 2016
    Yes we are. The first meeting will take place once all members have made one last purchase
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    I've changed my gear so many times I can't even keep track anymore. My wife thinks there is something wrong with me which she is probably right.
    Over the last year or so I kinda lost some interest in my system. I use it now and really have no desire to change anything. The reason is I shifted my mental attention to my Guitar rig. I purchased 2 Guitars this year and about 10 effects pedals, multiple guitar cables and have been on a hunt for a new guitar amp.
    My issues don't stop at A/v gear, it's anything I get attracted to. I start researching, thinking , planning and then figuring out how I'm gonna afford what I'm about to do.
    In many ways I have wasted tons of money on my hobbies as I'm never quite satisfied. I always want something other then what I have.
    I have found comfort in my Definitive Technology Mythos speaker package as the desire to change speakers every few years has gone away. I was on a hunt for B&W and I almost pulled the trigger a few times. Then Revel Started messing with me and I almost went down that path. Before all that when Polk came out with the LSIM series I thought " This is a great way to get back into a full Polk home theater speaker package but my Definitive Technology Mythos speakers to me sounded just so much better.
    We carry Monitor Audio as well and I dug in but again my Def Tech system just does it for me so I finally let go of that journey well at least for now.

    My attention is also towards getting a new car which I do every 3 years as I have been leasing for the last decade or so. I haven't been getting anything exciting as I need a SUV vehicle but don't WANT a SUV. I was a car guy before the need for an SUV happened. So since I sold my 2000 BMW 328i in 2005 , I've been driving SUV's ever since. For the last 3 years or so I've been dying for a sports car or something with a v8 or some awesome Horsepower. So now when my lease runs out, I'm gonna get either a Jeep Grand Cherokee with a Hemi black top package or a Dodge Durango RT with a Hemi and Black top Package. So I can combine a sports car with a SUV since I still unfortunately need a SUV. I even considered just getting a normal SUV again and buying a Sports car 2 but then I figured why have the expense of owning 2 cars just for myself when I can combine the 2 and still enjoy it.

    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    mantis wrote: »
    I've changed my gear so many times I can't even keep track anymore. My wife thinks there is something wrong with me which she is probably right.
    Over the last year or so I kinda lost some interest in my system. I use it now and really have no desire to change anything. The reason is I shifted my mental attention to my Guitar rig. I purchased 2 Guitars this year and about 10 effects pedals, multiple guitar cables and have been on a hunt for a new guitar amp.
    My issues don't stop at A/v gear, it's anything I get attracted to. I start researching, thinking , planning and then figuring out how I'm gonna afford what I'm about to do.
    In many ways I have wasted tons of money on my hobbies as I'm never quite satisfied. I always want something other then what I have.
    I have found comfort in my Definitive Technology Mythos speaker package as the desire to change speakers every few years has gone away. I was on a hunt for B&W and I almost pulled the trigger a few times. Then Revel Started messing with me and I almost went down that path. Before all that when Polk came out with the LSIM series I thought " This is a great way to get back into a full Polk home theater speaker package but my Definitive Technology Mythos speakers to me sounded just so much better.
    We carry Monitor Audio as well and I dug in but again my Def Tech system just does it for me so I finally let go of that journey well at least for now.

    My attention is also towards getting a new car which I do every 3 years as I have been leasing for the last decade or so. I haven't been getting anything exciting as I need a SUV vehicle but don't WANT a SUV. I was a car guy before the need for an SUV happened. So since I sold my 2000 BMW 328i in 2005 , I've been driving SUV's ever since. For the last 3 years or so I've been dying for a sports car or something with a v8 or some awesome Horsepower. So now when my lease runs out, I'm gonna get either a Jeep Grand Cherokee with a Hemi black top package or a Dodge Durango RT with a Hemi and Black top Package. So I can combine a sports car with a SUV since I still unfortunately need a SUV. I even considered just getting a normal SUV again and buying a Sports car 2 but then I figured why have the expense of owning 2 cars just for myself when I can combine the 2 and still enjoy it.

    You were and presumably still are attracted to your wife So how do you, we, keep our attention to one significant other.....
    But I hear you. It can be like an addiction, obsession. Like I said 2017 is a non audio purchasing year. That is unless something dies on me. Perhaps I'll start buying Cd's again... wait what are those?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,970
    MrBuhl wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    We should form a support group.

    I think this is literally, the worst group to have in a gear buying moratorium support group... talk about a bunch of enablers!! Don't get me wrong, god love you all... but man we can help folks spend money!

    It is as you say.

    Boys (and/or girls) -- don't let this happen to you.

    24384852871_9b8963fb18_b.jpg022 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

    (this has been a public service announcement. happy holidays.)
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  • gce
    gce Posts: 2,158
    The way I get around upgrades with the wife is if I'm having a problem with a component like I was with the Marantz I just tell her I need to get a replacement that will last longer and is better built.

    So I got an Anthem MRX 720 to replace the Marantz, not an upgrade just a replacement! >:)
    Anaheim Hills CA,
    HT 5.1: Anthem MRX 720 / BDP-Denon DBT1713UD / Polkaudio LSiM703 / W4S mAmp's / Polkaudio LSiM706c / Polkaudio LSiM702F/X's / SVS PC12-NSD / Panasonic TC P55VT30

    2 Channel: Rogue RP-5 / WireWorld Electra power cord / Marantz TT-15S1/ Ortofon - Quintet Black MC / Marantz NA8005 DAC / W4S mAmp's / Synology DS 216+ll-4TB / Polkaudio LSiM703
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    I can promise you Mark, what happened to you will NEVER happen to me!

    1. I don't have the room, if something new comes in, the old goes into the trash.
    2. I can't stand clutter.
    3. I am no longer interested in vinyl.
    4. I am no longer interested in increasing my cassette tape collection (don't listen to what I have now.
    5. You can only listen to so much gear at one time, if the rest is just sitting there unused, then what's the point of having it.

    I love gadgets and new gear as much as the next person, but I like space and and room to move, you quickly lose that with too much stuff.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    gce wrote: »
    The way I get around upgrades with the wife is if I'm having a problem with a component like I was with the Marantz I just tell her I need to get a replacement that will last longer and is better built.

    So I got an Anthem MRX 720 to replace the Marantz, not an upgrade just a replacement! >:)

    Did you get rid of the Marantz? If so, then that is reasonable and truly a replacement and she should/would easily agree.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,583
    Welp... I would like to admit to the group that I was able to restrain myself from buying 703 from the Polk ebay store refurb sale... it was already in my cart.
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Welp... I would like to admit to the group that I was able to restrain myself from buying 703 from the Polk ebay store refurb sale... it was already in my cart.

    Blasphemy!
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,583
    Willow wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Welp... I would like to admit to the group that I was able to restrain myself from buying 703 from the Polk ebay store refurb sale... it was already in my cart.

    Blasphemy!

    And I put it back in the cart... and then I took it out again... ARGH!!
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
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    Joey_V wrote: »
    Willow wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Welp... I would like to admit to the group that I was able to restrain myself from buying 703 from the Polk ebay store refurb sale... it was already in my cart.

    Blasphemy!

    And I put it back in the cart... and then I took it out again... ARGH!!

    Where would you put said 703?
    Are we talking polk or b&w
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,970
    believe it or not, I don't like clutter, either. I just don't have much discipline, and I operate with a certain amount of sentimentality when it comes to stuff.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,583
    Willow wrote: »
    P
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Willow wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Welp... I would like to admit to the group that I was able to restrain myself from buying 703 from the Polk ebay store refurb sale... it was already in my cart.

    Blasphemy!

    And I put it back in the cart... and then I took it out again... ARGH!!

    Where would you put said 703?
    Are we talking polk or b&w

    Polk... Not sure maybe game room or bedroom.
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    I hear you and congratulations on your upcoming gear.
    Putting a stop to it myself. I used to have a complete unfinished basement for my excess gear. Now all I have is one regular closet with drawers on the bottom. But I still surprise myself of what I can fit in there. I did get down to a pair of Sony ES SS M7 and the two bookshelf speakers that I made but now its full again, arg!
    But its time to quit and save to move away from this hellhole Colorado.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited December 2016
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    MrBuhl wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    We should form a support group.

    I think this is literally, the worst group to have in a gear buying moratorium support group... talk about a bunch of enablers!! Don't get me wrong, god love you all... but man we can help folks spend money!

    It is as you say.

    Boys (and/or girls) -- don't let this happen to you.

    24384852871_9b8963fb18_b.jpg022 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

    (this has been a public service announcement. happy holidays.)

    Ever think about an upgrade on the vacuum powercord? You guys are all fooling yourselfs looking forward to hearing about everyone who posted on this thread purchases in 2017. Mr Hardy should lead the gear hoarding anonymous portion of the forum.
    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • gce
    gce Posts: 2,158
    cfrizz wrote: »
    gce wrote: »
    The way I get around upgrades with the wife is if I'm having a problem with a component like I was with the Marantz I just tell her I need to get a replacement that will last longer and is better built.

    So I got an Anthem MRX 720 to replace the Marantz, not an upgrade just a replacement! >:)

    Did you get rid of the Marantz? If so, then that is reasonable and truly a replacement and she should/would easily agree.

    Marantz is in the garage for now and not sure what I'm going to do with it. So I guess you're right, the Anthem is not a replacement yet. Maybe a work around. :#
    Anaheim Hills CA,
    HT 5.1: Anthem MRX 720 / BDP-Denon DBT1713UD / Polkaudio LSiM703 / W4S mAmp's / Polkaudio LSiM706c / Polkaudio LSiM702F/X's / SVS PC12-NSD / Panasonic TC P55VT30

    2 Channel: Rogue RP-5 / WireWorld Electra power cord / Marantz TT-15S1/ Ortofon - Quintet Black MC / Marantz NA8005 DAC / W4S mAmp's / Synology DS 216+ll-4TB / Polkaudio LSiM703
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