Help me be patient!!

Ace944gs

So I finally got that job with the paycheck, but I still live in that apartment I hate.... :mad:

As I've posted in the past few weeks, I've upgraded to a HK 635, and that is sitting under my LCD TV, hooked up to (sorta crappy I must admit) Cambridge Soundworks Cube speakers from like 7 years ago. I knew this hobby was dangerous when I first started listening, but my budget has always kept me somewhat safe....Now (un)fortunatly, I can't stop thinking about LSi9s and a nice Adcom GFA 5500!!! (ebay = ~$200-250!...your thoughts on that?) Is this normal? I literally go to sleep thinking about how good that song I just heard COULD have sounded!

Should I wait??? I know I'll never regret buying the 9's, and from what I hear, the Adcom-HK-LSi match is great, but I worry about space considerations, and of course not even being able to enjoy everything in the apartment with annoying neighbors! Please help me, I'm way too impatient to allow myself to make sane decisions Maybe if enough people respond with a yes, I'll just have to admit the gods are telling me yes, and if I don't buy, they will send some more hurricanes my way (I live in FL btw...)

audiobliss

By all means strip yourself of whatever shreds of self-control you still manage to possess, and go ye immediately into the audio store to buy for your own enjoyment a pair of LSi9's! And forget ye not the supporting amplification!

Consider it that the gods hath spoken.

Early B.

Here's what you do -- find a way to support your habit by not relying on your paycheck, but by getting some sort of hustle on the side to generate some pocket change to feed your addiction. Best of both worlds.

BTW -- get those Lsi9's now and run them off your HK. Since you live in an apartment, you can't crank them up anyways, so the HK should be fine. Eventually, you may decide to get separate amplification, but that would be a luxury. For now, focus on building a strong foundation. This means that if you get the Lsi9's, you gotta get the LisC (or a single Lsi9) and possibly the LsiFX's if you're into surround sound. In other words, don't look at single purchases, but determine what you want in a total package and the amount of money you're willing to spend over time. This process kinda puts things into perspective. IMO, for HT I'd suggest the RTis series if financial constraints are a major limiting factor.

Early B.

Zero wrote:

What Early B is beating around the bush to say is;

**** yourself! hehe

Some of us will do anything for a new pair of speakers. I mean -- anything.

wingnut4772

I like the extra job/money idea. save a % and splurge the rest..enjoy!

audiobliss

wingnut4772 wrote:

I like the extra job/money idea. save a % and splurge the rest..enjoy!

Yeah, I think that's a good idea. How about, for a save/splurge ratio, let's say 0%/100%?

TroyD

Before you go throwing money away...figure out what you want out of your rig. Go listen to other types of speakers, if nothing else for experience.

Have a plan, take care of the necessities first....etc etc

BDT

Ace944gs

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....what to do, what to do....

Thanks for all the advice!!

To answer the age question- I'm 23, so yep, right around when the audio bug hit others too I guess...

Well what I think I can safely say, my impulsivity/budding addiction aside, is that it will be at least a few more months before a purchase is made. I like Early B's advice to skip out on the amp (for now), although I'm still conflicted about that- being that so many posts are out there sort of bashing the LSi's w/o amp idea. Guess I gotta go audition the difference myself!

I also appreciate the advice to take the time and listen to other speakers. I have to admit, being a polk fan from the start, and hearing the 9s first, I've sort of been taken by them. At the same time, I guess I don't know what else is truely out there (can you say that in a polk forum? )

In all honesty, I am responsible enough (i think) to keep the buying of toys from getting in the way of the living of the rest of my life, and I've gotten to the point where I do think I'm going to make the jump. I don't know, I spend 75% of my time studying (phd student here...im actually a professional student at this point I think...) and would love to listen to some great music the other 25% of the time.

Zero- does anyone with any serious hobby think its worth it? I believe the journey- in your words what you learn and experience along the way- is what is most rewarding. If someone is into a 'hobby' to have the best possible equiptment to impress others, I imagine they often come up feeling empty when they realize how much $$ they spent. My view is that if you truely enjoy it- for the learning and experiences- money shouldn't matter (of course, keeping in mind to take care of your necessities and other stuff first...otherwise they call that an addiction, right?). And that yes, it IS worth it.

Thanks for the advice everyone, this is by far the most accomodating, friendly, fun forum I've ever been a part of!

lanion

Hey, Im 23 too and just got a job today. I'm in the same boat. However, I am actually pretty happy with my speakrs. I have LSis already and don't see any desire for anything better in the near future. I want a new amp because my reciever is low current. I can, however, envision myself spending more and more on successive bedroom systems, living room systems, etc.... that's the danger....

lomic

I got into home audio when I was 23, I'm now 24!

I currently consider the room my rig is in to be the limiting factor of its development. That said, I have finally gotten to the point where I don't hear musical passages and tell myself "That didn't sound quite right". I started last year with a low-end Pioneer AVR a CSi3 and RTi6's. My oldest surviving purchase is the HSU STF-2, which has remained due to it's major bad-assness.

The only thing I think is worth upgrading at this point is the TV Costco is suppose to be selling a 42" 1080p LCD for $1699, online only, during the first week of March, so I hope to fix this last problem and be happy with my system for a few years.

Taurus574

You've came to the wrong place buddy.... you as a beginner addict should not have come to a place where addicts come to get their high. Take advice from me. I was just a beginner addict.... only had a couple questions and I thought that was it.... NOW... heh, ... sleepless nights of thinking of timbre matching, speaker placement, 75db pink noise, SPL settings, bi-amping, bi-wiring....... and the relentless hours on the internet searching for the cure. Be warn :eek:

As for advice.. I'd say get it... you can always build around what you have... are there going to be better speakers out there.. sure.. there always will be... damn there are speakers that are over $10k and i'm sure it'll blow away Polk, but that's not the point. And there will always be newer models out too. You can keep waiting and waiting and waiting but obviously your not going to be happy until you get it. That's how I am. Hey if it fits your budget, get it.