Need cure.....

Willow
Willow Posts: 11,056
edited March 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
to ridd my body and mind of the upgrade bug.....I have realized that maybe right now is not the best time to invest more $$ ine my gear ...but I can't stop thinking about it....what if.....what if...
I think it is time to concentrate on other stuff, but how do I turn myself off of the bug for a bit..maybe till the spring....

JF
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  • dcarlson
    dcarlson Posts: 1,740
    edited November 2004
    I've found that buying something gives a temporary fix.
    SDA-2a, Anthem Pre-2L, Anthem Amp 1, MF A324 DAC, Rotel RCD1070

    Senn HD650 Cardas, Mapletree Audio Ear+ HD2, Kimber KS1030, Bel Canto DAC2, M-Audio Transit, Laptop.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited November 2004
    This is gonna sound strange, but stay with me. Completely disassemble your system, clean everything and reassemble. Pay special attention to re-routing cables neatly, and cleaning connections. Check the tightness of all of your drivers mounting hardware, they do vibrate loose. Then, reposition your speakers; try different set-ups and take a listen. This should hold you until spring.

    Everytime I think I'm tired of my car, I wash it. Then I like it again. :D
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited November 2004
    the problem is that I want to buy rti8's and then I'd be happy for a bit but must buy snow tires on monday..I had a chance at rti10 for 700$cad and walked away casue I thought maybe I could put he cash somewhere else (house, car) but I can't stop thinking of the 8's. I have upgraded all my speaker cables, and IC's.....the only thing left is the 8's...then a new receiver with preouts and an amp....but then I think what is wrong with my current gear...nothing it's great...oh wait the psw202 needs to go but only when we buy our next house(that my wife's rule and I agree) but honestly if I had the 8's all my speakers would match (i would lose the r10 I have for rears and put my rti4's there) I am even trying to sell my professional trombone(i don't play anymore) to be able to purchase the 8's.....
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by steveinaz
    This is gonna sound strange, but stay with me. Completely disassemble your system, clean everything and reassemble. Pay special attention to re-routing cables neatly, and cleaning connections. Check the tightness of all of your drivers mounting hardware, they do vibrate loose. Then, reposition your speakers; try different set-ups and take a listen. This should hold you until spring.

    Everytime I think I'm tired of my car, I wash it. Then I like it again. :D

    well we just went through renovations and had to take all my gear down soeverthing was checked...and cleaned....cables can't see them( or I get flack from my wife)
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited November 2004
    What speakers are you running now?
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by steveinaz
    What speakers are you running now?

    main system
    rti4 mains
    csi3 center
    psw 202
    r10 rears

    our room is 14ft wide (couch to tv) and 11feet long
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2004
    The only cure is continuously adding/ turning over gear...

    Otherwise best you can hope for are periods of remission followed by recurrence of the illness...

    And each bout only gets more expensive to force into remission.

    It's a vicious cycle... embrace your illness...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited November 2004
    tonight I will go home and hug all my gear...drink some wine and repeat in my head my addiction is ok...my addiction is ok....



    I just feel kinda bad as my wife keeps asking me when is our next vacation.... we went about 4 yrs ago I took her to LA. (where she picked up the travel bug) now she wants to go away every year. but in the past 4 yrs we got married and bought a house and a new car. I'm just hoping that our trip to ours friends beach house in south carolina works out in the spring....then I may not feel so bad going out and buying new speakers
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited November 2004
    maybe I should sell some gear... I do have a kenwood 6050 lying arond not being used in great condition and a pair of JBL E20's used only as rears for 6 months again amazing condition.....maybe selling that gear will help !
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by Willow
    to ridd my body and mind of the upgrade bug.....I have realized that maybe right now is not the best time to invest more $$ ine my gear ...but I can't stop thinking about it....what if.....what if...
    I think it is time to concentrate on other stuff, but how do I turn myself off of the bug for a bit..maybe till the spring....

    JF

    I have the same problem. I just put a stop on it. It's hard to do but just tell yourself it is not that important and that no matter what you have there will be better stuff out there. I've been doing pretty well, except this new polk XM tuner is about to put me back on a spending spree.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited November 2004
    right then I have to find a new hobby I don't have any others.....crap.....I need to stay away from the audio shop flyers, and store's audio dept...
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited November 2004
    Willow, I feel your pain, now relax and savor it, breath deeply when the urges come, delayed gratification is where it is at, also, get in the cable swap program, its my next move, just as soon as my latest addition I just bought, a tube pre gets here, oh yea, and the speakers from Tour and a new cartridge for the TT, ah forget it!!!!!!!!!!

    Its hopeless.........................:D

    RT1-out
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited November 2004
    Ive found, and its stinks to think about it.... But the more time i spend on this forum hearing reviews and seeing people buying new gear day in and day out... and all the talk of gear makes me wanna try new stuff, perhaps from peoples reviews.. When i took a break some time back from the board i never even thought of buying gear.. was just concentrating on different stuff.. when i came back after a week or so i started getting new gear, trading stuff out left and right and just now have stopped buying for the holidays are upon us and more important things come with holidays and family get togethers...

    Not saying leave the forum, But taking breaks helps me out a bit.. However ive only done it once.. and its addicting in itself to read on here everyday/.. I have club polk in my favorites as well.. Just way to easy to come here several hundred times a day :D
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited November 2004
    easier said than done I see........but the swap may be a good thing.....until I find some I really like then....it's all down hill...off the wagon again :eek:
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited November 2004
    I thought about not visiting av forums for a bit but then I would miss the Friday jokes, the dumb pics....and maybe some great deals......and thenwhat would I do at work !! ;)
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited November 2004
    probably 99% of the people in here and many other audio forums.. get bitten by the upgrade bug all the time.

    I know i do quite a bit myself. I'm able to keep it somewhat under control though. But now and then i'll buy something inexpensive or vintage.. and that takes care of my fix for a while.

    Try a different hobby.. especially if you already have the equipment to get started. Like photography.. is fun... it allows you to bring out the creative side of you. It also forces you to explore and see things in a different way. I'm a photographer by trade... so I see my whole life thru a viewfinder pretty much.

    How about starting some kind of collection? Something small and inexpensive?

    These are just a few ideas... i guess what keeps my spending in check.. is i'm usually always broke. :p that right there will cure you of upgrade-itis.
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited November 2004
    Ebay the Tbone, I sold my Selmer sax for +3k more than I had in it! Shine it up and take lots of great pics.

    Make a deal with the wife to vacation for her and upgrade for you. Its all about balance.

    Plan it, and make it happen, and then realize that no matter what you buy, its awful hard to take it with you.


    Death doesn't come with a Uhaul.:D :D

    Enjoy,

    DG
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • sowen010599
    sowen010599 Posts: 343
    edited November 2004
    For me, tuning and tweaking usually gives at least a brief respite.

    Otherwise, I keep having to call the bank to have them remove that pesky little $3k/day spending limit on my account. Bank One's funny like that. I think they are run by a bunch of wives.
    Go BIG or go home!
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  • scottnbnj
    scottnbnj Posts: 709
    edited November 2004
    uh,.. could try listening to music.

    )
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by Dennis Gardner
    Ebay the Tbone, I sold my Selmer sax for +3k more than I had in it! Shine it up and take lots of great pics.

    Make a deal with the wife to vacation for her and upgrade for you. Its all about balance.

    Plan it, and make it happen, and then realize that no matter what you buy, its awful hard to take it with you.


    Death doesn't come with a Uhaul.:D :D

    Enjoy,

    DG

    Well I thought about it just not sure how this whole ebay works, never bought anythign off ebay or sold anything...a little aprehensive to say the least.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2004
    ebay's a good place to try gear out.

    Dennis is right though, you need to sell as well as buy or you end up with a room full of gear you don't use and an attic full of strofoam peanuts stuffed into garbage bags...

    Dennis, thanks for the new Sig line... :D
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by Tour2ma
    ebay's a good place to try gear out.

    Dennis is right though, you need to sell as well as buy or you end up with a room full of gear you don't use and an attic full of strofoam peanuts stuffed into garbage bags...

    Dennis, thanks for the new Sig line... :D

    I should look into Ebay this weekend and sell my trombone, kenwood and JBL's....but the kenwood and JBL's should be offered to polkies first....not that it's great gear...but one man's junk....
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited November 2004
    Ebay can be a good place for great deals.. you just have to be patient.. you may not win the first item you bid on.. it may take several attemps before you score that good deal.

    I haven't had any horrible experience on Ebay. I find that most people there are honest in their dealings. Good email or phone commuication is key to a successful ebay transaction though. Keep in contact with the seller of the item every other day.. and ask detailed questions.

    I have gotten some great vintage gear on Ebay over the years.. gear that I would otherwise have no way of getting my hands on.

    I've sold and bought over 130 things on Ebay.. with 100% positive feedback. ;)
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited November 2004
    hmm thats good to hear as mentioned I may have to set up a sellers account this weekend
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by scottnbnj
    uh,.. could try listening to music.

    Works for me! In fact, when I get involved in the upgrade madness for awhile, I'm itchy to get everything settled and go find some new music (or reprise some old favorites.) Perhaps you're bored with your music library? Find something that makes your ears perk up like a dog straining to hear a distant sound, sit back, relax, and listen.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2004
    Ummmm...
    BMDP,
    How many pairs of speakers have you bought in the past couple months?
    How many trips to Rancho de Russ-o? :p
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by Tour2ma
    Ummmm...
    BMDP,
    How many pairs of speakers have you bought in the past couple months?
    How many trips to Rancho de Russ-o? :p

    Busted! 3+1 and a preamp, and a new tubed CDP, and a new power center.

    Sorry it took me so long to respond.... I was listening to music. :p
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,776
    edited November 2004
    I havnt really had any desire to upgrade or switch out any components (other than stupidity) since summer ended....

    Now I have built quite a few audio related things and I am sure I will build more as time passes on...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • bknauss
    bknauss Posts: 1,441
    edited November 2004
    The prescription...
    MORE COWBELL
    Brian Knauss
    ex-Electrical Engineer for Polk
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2004
    I am searching for a speaker that not only sounds amazing, but one that I may also fit inside of comfortably.

    I will then have reached my goal, and will crack the pill in my mouth to begin my journey to the Abyss.

    You will not survive either.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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