Yes, hence the need for file storage. Also, I have quite a few recordings that I’ve never seen on any streaming platform.
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The tag line is sad. My system makes me so very happy.
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I too am really happy with my current system. It’s to that point where making any changes does scare me a bit because I feel like I can only make it different (and likely worse). It’s time to keep collecting physical media and enjoy the hard work of making everything just the way I want it.
Good luck with your decisions.
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I have unlimited potential for downgrades. Now is completely the wrong time for such things. My system gets me thru these trying times.
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We all have the potential to screw with things and screw things up. On balance, the trajectory is still up, or at least I fool my self it is.
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I got absolutely tired of having to sit in one spot or at least be in the one room. Headphones, IEMs and a decent DAP have expanded my world immensely. Over the past 3 months I’ve demoed ~40 IEMs. It’s simply trivial to receive, open, pack up and mail/drop off to return. Bam!
Having the option of several or many sets of in-ear speakers to provide variety or mix and match based on genre or even single artist is invaluable. So much so that I’ve sold every mid-fi component I had…replaced with ChiFi that is every bit as capable and enjoyable to use and none of the components weight more than a few lbs.
Yes I support the world economy and the world of people. Protectionists be dammed.
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I’m definitely having fun, and I have never been what I would call unhappy with my system, but I definitely have long suffered from persistent upgrade-itis.
My recent upgrades have been enabled by the sage advice I got from the friendly folks at Dial-A-Rationalization, who simply told me to go for it–and sooner rather than later–since I’m not getting any younger and I was going to spend the money eventually anyway.
Much like our friend Al, and most probably like a great many of you, I find good well-reproduced music to be massively therapeutic–especially in these star-crossed times, and a must-have for what little is left of my mental well-being.
My most recent upgrade drastically simplified my system and, just as drastically, increased my satisfaction and enjoyment of said system.
So, what did I do? I bought a Grimm MU2 which replaced an Innuos Zenith Mk3, an AirLens, a MK2 DAC and a BHK preamp, along with all their associated cables and tweaks which, disregarding depreciation (let’s face it–we all basically rent these things after all), all of which I was able to sell for more than the MU2’s price of admission.
The MU2 is definitely end-game for me, enabling me to listen to song after song, album after album, for hours on-end, and typically into the wee-hours.
My amps (AGD Gran Vivaces) and my speakers (Fyne F703s) are also here to stay. Any improvements from here on out will likely be at the margins, unless I go totally crazy and get into BACCH, which, given the current state of my investment portfolio, simply ain’t gonna happen any time soon…
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My audio hobby gets more fun! I’ve found two pairs of output tubes (and I have backups of each) and three rectifier tubes that in combinations give me fascinating “signatures” to listen to. I’ve been rotating them and discovering real sonic vistas to explore that keep me in the listening mode very happily.
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Yeah but can it core a apple?
Coring an apple is not included in my audio hobby requisites.
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(It’s core “a” apple)
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The MU2 ended my pursuit on streaming devices too (my fourth and final streamers in two years). I’m glad I made all my major upgrades last year, and they are either back-ordered or will go up in prices soon (not to mention the shrinking funds in audio upgrade😆). I could sit tight and be happy!
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Good question, I think what I don’t like about my system the most is the exaggerated upper midrange / tweeter energy
This is a minor issue compared to spending thousands on replacement speakers, hoping that i’ll like them better.
The most fun part of audio (getting new speakers).
The downside is a continual upgrading rabbit hole that takes over.
Me getting the FR20’s was, unfortunately (or fortunately??), only the beginning.
With this upgrade path, I’ve had more fun and enjoy my system more than ever.
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how do i quote someone before me to include into say this response?
The main issue is that when I spent a few thousand on speakers, if i didn’t like them, I’d switch them out within the year. Now that I have a pair of 802D (paid $10,000 in 2005) their replacement the 802D4 is around $30,000. All speakers have gone up drastically. It went from a hobby to a major investment
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To copy someone’s quote just hover over the text long enough from your phone.
To tag someone, type @onehorsepony
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