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Post by julesd68 on Dec 1, 2015 16:49:00 GMT
Who has some kind of emotional attachment to their gear or who sees just a set of boxes as a means to an end ? I'm definitely very attached to mine, especially the older analogue components that would be very difficult to replace. It's not just down to their rarity and sonic quality, it's the era that they come from which makes them associated with certain feelings and memories ... Nostalgia I guess. The cdp I couldn't give a monkey's about though ... Of course some people can take these attachments too far ... I remember a story I read a little while ago about some dude who used to have sex with his car!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2015 17:00:27 GMT
It is just a means to an end. No emotional attachment for me, as other events in my life cast a far bigger shadow than a new HiFi box.
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Post by John on Dec 1, 2015 17:33:32 GMT
I guess if anything the speakers as they are DIY but I tend to go with whatever I enjoy the sound off
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 1, 2015 17:52:07 GMT
As much as I love my kit and especially my Isobariks I'd swap the lot for better sound.
Wish I'd kept loads of my original hifi gear, but reality says I'd sell it again. Don't have the space
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Post by MartinT on Dec 1, 2015 18:16:25 GMT
I am kind of attached to it as I selected each component so very carefully and each has a story to tell. It makes sense only to me, though. Mmmm, reading that back makes me seem a card short of the full pack
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2015 18:18:19 GMT
Definitely an emotional contact for me. There have been a good few items over the years that have left me with a soft spot for them. Isobariks, Kans, Glastonburys, Spica TC-50, the Xerxes, Exposure amps, original KSA50, Naim CDI, Snell Js and many more. If I could have them all in a large spare room, I would. Memories and the odd photo are good enough though.
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Post by MartinT on Dec 1, 2015 18:24:12 GMT
The one I regret selling the most was my Pioneer PD-91. Utterly gorgeous and considerably good sound, too.
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Post by Barrington on Dec 1, 2015 19:04:58 GMT
My Systemdek XII 900 , cost me £160 and I love it , its a joy to use , in the few months I've had it I've never once lusted over another T/T. I love its simple , honest design , no wonder Audio Note bought it and stuck a a nought on the price.
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Post by dsjr on Dec 1, 2015 19:44:24 GMT
That Systemdek was a goodie and copes with the RB tonearms better than most I'm a hoarder and can't bear to flog things I've collected. Utter madness and I'll have to change my ways as it cannot go on. The thing is, kind friends have GIVEN me stuff and I cannot currently bring myself to sell any of it as yet.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2015 21:33:20 GMT
I would love to hoard kit, but I can't relax in a house full of "stuff". It spoils my enjoyment of hifi and life. That's how I end up buying and selling so much stuff. Same goes for integrateds vs pre/power. I love the multi box amps, but then I get fed up with wires. I'm a bit OCD about dusting, so the hifi gets moved pretty much daily to keep areas clean. It can be a real PITA with multi box systems.
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Post by ChrisB on Dec 2, 2015 0:34:30 GMT
Tricky, as so much of my gear has been with me for so long. A good part of the reason for that situation is that I am 'at peace' with my system. By that, I mean that I don't feel as though I need to be constantly wrestling with it to make improvements that initially seem huge but in fact are often small or worse, just sidesteps. I like the way it makes music and I have done for years and years! Because of that, of course I am emotionally attached to it. It doesn't mean that I wouldn't change anything out of principle though. I would probably want to hang on to the newly redundant stuff though, for old times sake. Then there is the gear that isn't in the main system. I used to have countless tuners and receivers but now I have shed most of them and the few that remain are the ones that I really am irretrievably attached to, whether hy dint of the sound that they produce or for some other reason.
Aaah.........and then there's my lovely Radford STA15. How could I allow that to ever leave my hands? I have been banging on for years about what an amazing device this is. It stands toe to toe with some extremely expensive modern amps and aquits itself with no shame whatsoever.
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Post by John on Dec 2, 2015 4:54:43 GMT
Yes the Radford is a really good amp
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Post by jandl100 on Dec 2, 2015 7:42:30 GMT
I am madly/deeply in love with my speakers. (There's a handy rear port, too .) I often get a bit emotionally attached to valve amps as they can look so yummy. But then the next shiny new toy comes along and my attachment changes. Just call me fickle. And the vintage gear I have is there more for looks than anything else. If it sounds more than half decent (which a lot of it does) then that's a bonus. But it usually isn't connected up. I just like to ogle it.
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Post by ChrisB on Dec 2, 2015 8:06:16 GMT
No I don't have that excuse for the Radford. It was once likened to a toaster by a friend!
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Post by julesd68 on Dec 2, 2015 22:03:57 GMT
I am madly/deeply in love with my speakers. (There's a handy rear port, too .) I often get a bit emotionally attached to valve amps as they can look so yummy. But then the next shiny new toy comes along and my attachment changes. Just call me fickle. And the vintage gear I have is there more for looks than anything else. If it sounds more than half decent (which a lot of it does) then that's a bonus. But it usually isn't connected up. I just like to ogle it. ooh saucy! I know what you mean about some vintage gear - I use my fabulous old Toshiba battleship tuner all too rarely, but it sounds stonking when I do ... And yes, I just lurve to look at its big knob and sexy meters ...
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Post by jazzbones on Dec 3, 2015 16:35:15 GMT
Who has some kind of emotional attachment to their gear or who sees just a set of boxes as a means to an end ? I'm definitely very attached to mine, especially the older analogue components that would be very difficult to replace. It's not just down to their rarity and sonic quality, it's the era that they come from which makes them associated with certain feelings and memories ... Nostalgia I guess. The cdp I couldn't give a monkey's about though ... Of course some people can take these attachments too far ... I remember a story I read a little while ago about some dude who used to have sex with his car! Struth, not with the engine running?
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Post by Tim on Dec 4, 2015 10:51:52 GMT
It's the music I love the Hi-Fi is what plays it, Chris made I good quote elsewhere, LoFi is better than NoFi - I subscribe to that ethos. I love what I currently have and to me is sounds superb, but TBH everything can be replaced. Music is eternal, gear is just gear. I can get emotional about certain music, especially a chillingly good live performance - that's real, but gear . . . not so much.
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Post by native on Dec 4, 2015 11:08:56 GMT
It's the music I love the Hi-Fi is what plays it, Chris made I good quote elsewhere, LoFi is better than NoFi - I subscribe to that ethos. I love what I currently have and to me is sounds superb, but TBH everything can be replaced. Music is eternal, gear is just gear. I can get emotional about certain music, especially a chillingly good live performance - that's real, but gear . . . not so much. Very well put.
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Post by jandl100 on Dec 4, 2015 11:18:11 GMT
I love the music and the gear. Two separate but mutually supporting hobbies.
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Post by ChrisB on Dec 4, 2015 12:10:25 GMT
Will you be putting your system into storage while you're in China Tim? Planning on building a new system?
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