badger748
Former bacon enthusiast
I'm sure a lot of you have had this conumdrum pop up at some point; now appears to be my turn and time.
So having spent many years, building, buying, swapping and generally upgrading my hi-fi system to a pretty top notch set up of 3 racks and about 15 boxes, I have had one of those moments of clarity. How about if I sell most of it and simplify my life? There's some background to this - it's not just all about hi-fi.
1. I just don't use it all enough to jusfify the set up I have.
2. My partner and son won't / don't / can't use it as it's way too complicated.
3. Too much money tied up in it all.
4. My life priorities have changed - I do a lot of holidays, road trips, time away now.
5. Age. At a point where i'm thinking that if I dropped dead tomo, all this stuff would have to be sorted.
6. FWIW I am going through similar rumblings with all the cars I own, bikes, watches, you get the drift.
So - if for example, I got a Hegel H590, I could remove 2x power amps, 1x pre, 1x DAC, 1x Streamer, 1x rack, many cables. I also have other cartridges and other stuff just lying around unused. Replace 6 items with 1. The 1 that is also very easy to use, can be operated by said partner and son, still gives a very high quality sound and takes up less room in my living room. Obviously in extremis it prob wont't be quite as good SQ as what I currently have - but so what? Am I that critical any more? I will still retain everything else, i.e. turntable, CDP, etc.
I have good experience with Hegel, already having a Rost amp/DAC/streamer in my bedroom, hence the H590 is the obvious candidate.
I have been through a similar "thinning" with other stuff, it seemed hard at first, but you know what, after the selling I felt ok, no -one died, I didn't cry - it's all just stuff. Stuff that is nice, but it doesn't change your life!
Thoughts?
So having spent many years, building, buying, swapping and generally upgrading my hi-fi system to a pretty top notch set up of 3 racks and about 15 boxes, I have had one of those moments of clarity. How about if I sell most of it and simplify my life? There's some background to this - it's not just all about hi-fi.
1. I just don't use it all enough to jusfify the set up I have.
2. My partner and son won't / don't / can't use it as it's way too complicated.
3. Too much money tied up in it all.
4. My life priorities have changed - I do a lot of holidays, road trips, time away now.
5. Age. At a point where i'm thinking that if I dropped dead tomo, all this stuff would have to be sorted.
6. FWIW I am going through similar rumblings with all the cars I own, bikes, watches, you get the drift.
So - if for example, I got a Hegel H590, I could remove 2x power amps, 1x pre, 1x DAC, 1x Streamer, 1x rack, many cables. I also have other cartridges and other stuff just lying around unused. Replace 6 items with 1. The 1 that is also very easy to use, can be operated by said partner and son, still gives a very high quality sound and takes up less room in my living room. Obviously in extremis it prob wont't be quite as good SQ as what I currently have - but so what? Am I that critical any more? I will still retain everything else, i.e. turntable, CDP, etc.
I have good experience with Hegel, already having a Rost amp/DAC/streamer in my bedroom, hence the H590 is the obvious candidate.
I have been through a similar "thinning" with other stuff, it seemed hard at first, but you know what, after the selling I felt ok, no -one died, I didn't cry - it's all just stuff. Stuff that is nice, but it doesn't change your life!
Thoughts?