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Have you become too jaded with this hobby???

Greetings fellow A'goners.After posting a reply to a question in another forum section I started pondering if this was happening to me.I had put together a modest system that one of my coworkers(who happens to play bass in a band that just opened for Dokken & is getting ready to cut thier first record for a major lable)was completely blown away by.He had NEVER heard a stereo system that sounded so good according to him & decided he wanted me to help him build a system.A short while later I screwed up & killed my integrated amp so I sold off everything in the name of the almighty upgrade.After my reply in the other forum I now wonder if I am heading down the slippery slope of diminishing returns...So my question to all of you is this:Have you become so jaded by this hobby that you can NOT sit down in front of a VERY simple,inexpensive but well put together & set up system without disecting everything you hear & only focusing on what the system does NOT do,or can you still just listen to a simple VERY inexpensive system or a small portable radio & still enjoy the music?I look forward to your replies,Take care...
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kennythekey
558 posts
 
I just purchased an old 1963 Heathkit AA-151 Integrated Amp. The front looks like the dash of a 50's Chevy. It has salmon colored vinyl paint on the cover and front trim.

I hooked it up to some cheap old monitors and turned it on. The source was my computer. Through the very noticeable hum I heard music that was sweet and natural, and thought to myself, I love this damn thing!!!

Oh, and then there's my other system which ain't bad either. A hobby is what you make of it.
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
Yeah. Instead of wondering what to do, i just listen to music.
Instead of wondering how to spend my money, no problem, i spend it one way or another on my stereo or on more music.
Instead of going out for entertainment, i stay at home and listen to music.
Instead of browsing the internet for juicy celebrity gossip, i go to audio sites and ponder crazy questions like this one.. While i listen to music.
Since i retired 14 months ago. my average day is spent listening to music for at least ten of those hours, Sleeping at least another ten, and going out to look for music a few days a week averages out the rest of the days hours.
This hobby has filled my life full, and i have no problems with that at all.
paul_graham
197 posts
 
I love music, and this hobby brings me closer to my love of music.
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gammajo
798 posts
 
I go long stretches (years) where I am enjoying the music deeply on whatever equipment that I have. During these times I still stay interested in hearing new composers or new renditions of my favorites.
Then I will have a period of equipment analysis, perhaps make a purchase and then analyze the results. This whole evaluation period may last about two months, and is very absorbing/exciting but if it becomes longer it becomes fatiguing.
I enjoy listening to other people's systems, hearing the recordings they find most special and sensing their passion about good sound.
Have to agree with Mceljo, in that I have had the experience that listening to a system/room that is at a higher level than mine, at times has inspired me to aim higher. Or I just let the urge pass and in a few weeks I am back to full enjoyment with what I have.
smortega
51 posts
 
Listen to music in the car much less now; about the only time now is when OPV (the NPR station here) has its membership drive (I'm a member,BTW).
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