Backing out of audiophilism for now

I don't get it, I regard listening to music on high quality gear to be a relaxing diversion. I don't see how it could be seen as stressful. Either way best of luck to you and remember, in the end it's all about the music and nothing else.

It comes and goes. "See" you again soon!
Art

Why are you stressed. If it is because of your system maybe it is because you are trying to please other people and their opinions instead of yourself. Remember as someone above said it is all about the music and your enjoyment and nothing else.

Chuck

See you at the meetings. One day at a time my friend.

Marco

At the moment I am developing a turntable. It is getting to me. I want everything to be perfect but there is all kinds of snags. I am taking it to an expo and it must be ready in 3 days! Expo starts 15 September...

My EC pre-amp was hit by lightling and here in my comminity there is nobody that can fix it. The nearest supplier for the requiered transistors is somewhere in Italy... I think it is the power-regulators. There is a nasty 108Hz hum on the outputs.

My system-room is getting to small and it makes me clausterphobic.

I cannot listen to vinyl at the moment because the EC is broken... So no relaxing there either.

I cannot believe that I went from an almost hard-core audiophile to virtually nothing in a matter of a few days! It is super-frustrating.

The turntable project is a huge money-sucker thus I can't buy a new pre-amp.

C'est la vie! That is all that I can say.
Dewald Visser