Rex81
Well-Known Member
In the end, I have to constantly remind myself that it's all just "stuff". Sure, it's fun to research and chase and touch and purchase and collect and admire this gear, but it's still just stuff. Very few of it is truly irreplaceable. And that chase can become pretty maddening too.
I've spent my time in this hobby with the goal of experiencing as much as I can. Which meant more time acquiring and selling than it did listening. My system got ever more complex until I started to realize that the complexity was taking away from my enjoyment of the music. So I've been spending my time making my system ever more simple. Thankfully, I've noticed my enjoyment of this hobby increase with each step toward simplicity.
I'm not saying you should ditch it all, but I am in favor or whittling down to one simple system and ditching the rest. Earth will keep spinning.
I've spent my time in this hobby with the goal of experiencing as much as I can. Which meant more time acquiring and selling than it did listening. My system got ever more complex until I started to realize that the complexity was taking away from my enjoyment of the music. So I've been spending my time making my system ever more simple. Thankfully, I've noticed my enjoyment of this hobby increase with each step toward simplicity.
I'm not saying you should ditch it all, but I am in favor or whittling down to one simple system and ditching the rest. Earth will keep spinning.