Crazy Audiophiles Thread #2

Early B.

Here are some examples of crazy things audiophiles do:

• Buy a CD, listen it to for a while, throw it away or sell it, then buy it back later because you think your upgraded system will make it sound better.

• Buy an amp you owned before because it was better than the ten other amps you bought since then.

• Call your friends over to listen to your “new” system and it sounds like crap. Your friends walk away unimpressed, wondering why you spent a fortune on a system that doesn’t sound any better than their boombox.

• Tweak your system, rave about how good it sounds, and three days later remove the tweak because it actually made your system sound worse.

• You tell your wife that you don’t plan on upgrading anymore. A week later the UPS guy shows up at your doorstep with a new preamp.

• You make an impulsive purchase and regret it before the component arrives. Sure enough, it sucks, and you sell it as fast as you can.

• You get caught up in the “next great thing” because every audio forum is raving about it, but it sounds like dog poo and you kick yourself for being so gullible.

• You sell your amp to a friend, visit his house one day and the amp sounds great, then you kick yourself for selling it.

• You demo a component, like it, then buy it. Within 24 hours it doesn’t sound as good anymore and you begin thinking about selling it.


Share some of your crazy audio moments.

SKsolutions

Being up at 4:01am looking on Agon, and the FM for stuff I shouldn't be able to afford, and . . posting this.

SolidSqual

I've bought amplifiers from a manufacturer that were amazing only to resell them shortly thereafter because a few matters of customer service pissed me off so much that I couldn't stand looking at the amps anymore. Months later, I heard an amp from that same manufacturer and regretted ever selling them. So, what do I do? Months later, I go out and buy twice as many amps from the same **** manufacturer as I did the first time around. I am VERY happy though . . . for now.

jm1

Fortunately I can’t relate to any of these issues. This might be a good time reevaluate your methods of realizing achieving your goals. Good luck with your future “upgrades”.

steveinaz

I have, on occasion, chased my tail for sure. Too many changes at once will mess you up big time.

Ricardo

I have no idea what you guys are talking about.

SolidSqual

jm1 wrote: »

Fortunately I can’t relate to any of these issues. This might be a good time reevaluate your methods of realizing achieving your goals. Good luck with your future “upgrades”.

Shut the hell up. Not complaining. Trying everything is the only method as far as I'm concerned.

(PS, that "shut the hell up" was the "smacking-each-other's-asses-after-a-touchdown" kind of shut the hell up. It only was a term to suggest my personal disagreement with your opinion. Given the sensibilities of some noobs on the forum, I'm forced to explain terse communications with long-winded explanations.)

Face

Sounds more like OCD to me.

Joe08867

SolidSqual wrote: »

Shut the hell up. Not complaining. Trying everything is the only method as far as I'm concerned.

(PS, that "shut the hell up" was the "smacking-each-other's-asses-after-a-touchdown" kind of shut the hell up. It only was a term to suggest my personal disagreement with your opinion. Given the sensibilities of some noobs on the forum, I'm forced to explain terse communications with long-winded explanations.)

Shut the hell up!!!:D

dkg999

I don't understand the problem

madmax

Something I've done more than once is to upgrade a component multiple times with very small improvements then upgrade another component (which was the unknown quality limiter) which fully unleashed the full potential of the all the previous upgrades. Oh man, when that happens it all seems worthwhile.
madmax

SolidSqual

Joe08867 wrote: »

Shut the hell up!!!:D

Thank you!

Early B.

I'm sure most of us have done this one -- bought an expensive piece of equipment and expected a huge improvement, only to find that its replacement was better and only a fraction of the cost.

Jstas

I can't relate to this thread at all. I feel so left out.

zingo

I frequently spend days and dollars upgrading speakers and electronics until I think they sound really good and I finally have the perfect rig; until I sell all of it and start all over of course...

John30_30

jm1 wrote: »

This might be a good time reevaluate your methods of realizing achieving your goals. Good luck with your future “upgrades”.

Your Audio Horoscope Today ^

jephdood

Here's my pattern:

Upgrade.. upgrade.. upgrade.. upgrade.. upgrade..

Wait a second.. why do I have so much $$ tied up in gear?! That's crazy!

HUGE downgrade..

Well, now my system sounds like crap. But look! I have all this money from selling my gear! How fortuitous!

Upgrade.. upgrade.. upgrade.. upgrade.. upgrade..

madmax

Jstas wrote: »

I can't relate to this thread at all. I feel so left out.

If you bought all the right things to start with you are very clever, and a psychic network friend.
madmax

Jstas

madmax wrote: »

If you bought all the right things to start with you are very clever, and a psychic network friend.
madmax

No, I listened to gear first. Lots of it at lots of places and found stuff I liked and went for it. I'm not 100% satisfied. I need a better pre-amp I think but for the most part, I'm content with what I have for now.

Then again, it is a pair of Amazings powered by Silver 7t's with a Rotel pre-amp and Denon DVD/CD/SACD player so it's not exactly junk but not like stupid, crazy, high-end stuff either.

madmax

I think listening is over-rated. After all, a lot of what you hear is the room. I like to choose components by color first, then listen to them in my room.

Early B.

madmax wrote: »

I think listening is over-rated.

Good point. We place far too much emphasis on it. Get into the gear. Listening to music is secondary.

madmax

Early B. wrote: »

Good point. We place far too much emphasis on it. Get into the gear. Listening to music is secondary.

As russman says,
Ed Zachary

I always start with purple components.
madmax

Early B.

madmax wrote: »

As russman says,
Ed Zachary

I always start with purple components.
madmax

I'm partial to gold. I even modded my CD player with gold trim. I thought about spray painting my monos in gold to match it.

SolidSqual

My new amps are bright blue to match all the bright lights I got on my CDP. I'm failry certain this decision will reduce all resale value . . . which really screws me cause I'm sure I'll sell them in a week to buy some other amp.

ben62670

You guys are sick

SolidSqual

ben62670 wrote: »

You guys are sick

EarlyB started it. . .

SlowcarIX

Early B. wrote: »

I'm partial to gold. I even modded my CD player with gold trim. I thought about spray painting my monos in gold to match it.

:eek:

Joe08867

I think I may go for a nice Brown motif. Black is overrated anyway.

madmax

Really guys, take an amp, any amp, paint it purple and see if it doesn't sound better.
madmax

mmadden28

SolidSqual wrote: »

Shut the hell up. Not complaining. Trying everything is the only method as far as I'm concerned.

Amen

SolidSqual wrote: »

(PS, that "shut the hell up" was the "smacking-each-other's-asses-after-a-touchdown" kind of shut the hell up. It only was a term to suggest my personal disagreement with your opinion. Given the sensibilities of some noobs on the forum, I'm forced to explain terse communications with long-winded explanations.)

Awesome! :cool:

SKsolutions wrote: »

Being up at 4:01am looking on Agon, and the FM for stuff I shouldn't be able to afford, and . . posting this.

Everynight for the past couple weeks it seems for me. :rolleyes: I don't have an addiction :mad:

SolidSqual wrote: »

My new amps are bright blue to match all the bright lights I got on my CDP.

Nik can do that for ya

Joe08867 wrote: »

I think I may go for a nice Brown motif. Black is overrated anyway.

madmax wrote: »

As russman says,
...I always start with purple components.
...

How about Yellow-or Pink

SolidSqual

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