63 in a few weeks and never been married, and the only "children"(that I`m willing to admit to !) that I have, have on/off switches and plug into power outlets...
And with the exception of maybe replacing/upgrading my current OPPO UDP-203 or Sony 4K projector with something(6K ??) in the future, I`m done..
When about 4 years back, while listening to a few Steven Wilson BluRay Pure Audio DVD`s playing in a OPPO BDP-103 in Direct 2 channel mode played through the main living room system with some friends one night, we were amazed at the depth and transparency of the music that the speakers totally disappeared, and it was like one could taste the texture of the music..
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So no more chasing for me, just the projector`s Lamp and re-tubing the 4 mono`d MC 275 VI`s when finally needed, but that won`t be for quite some time as their only duties are from 80 Hz up Highs & Mid. freqs. in my living room Tri-amp setup, pictures & descriptions of which I`ve posted elsewhere on this site..
I upgraded a bit of the living room`s A/V system around 5 years ago, and my check book still has lingering dollar sign shaped wisps of smoke coming out of it,
and I damn near soiled myself when I added up all the purchases of around a year`s duration !!
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But it was worth it to me, as some of the equipment in the system was original from the early nineties, and all of it now works perfectly every time I fire it up(with, ironically a key, like a car !!), at least so far..
A pic of me taking a beer break during the upgrade/rework.
Kind regards, OKB