Do you have too much gear (stuff)?

[Zolton]

Early on in the "hunter/gatherer" stage, I bought way more vintage stuff than I could ever use.

I have not sold much off.

What does that tell you.:yes:

 

[bouttree]

ka-9100

I bought a Kenwood 9100 in 1990 just in case I needed parts for my 1977 most excellent Kenwood KA-9150 Then I found another KA-9100 then another Ka-9100 this one came with a 1970's Kenwood tuner! So I now have 4 KA-9100"s 2 Kenwood tunners,turntable ect. Thats my downstairs system.Also have systems for upstairs,garage and bedroom. I do think I could get rid of some of my stuff.

 

[rwcooper]

It's not possible to have too much!

 

[phatster]

Put me in the first column,but I have you guys for support. Seriously,need end game plan.

 

[slow_jazz]

Guilty!!

It's a hobby!!!

 

[BirdLives]

My hobby is commonly referred to as "The Sickness" in our household.

I believe a large rack of McIntosh gear and Klipschorns would be enough to cure my illness. That and 5000 more LPs...

I just can't help myself...

 

[prisoners]

After 30 years in this hobby I've lost count of what I owned. I've sold/traded/gave away a LOT of gear and almost always with a monetary hit but gaining the knowledge and experience. I've reached a point long ago where thrift store finds aren't going to replace what I have and have pretty much stopped the upgrade fix. I'm very happy with my two systems and have cleared out everything except a back-up disc player.

 

[s-petersen]

I was number 1 30 years ago, now I'm number 2, scaling back, building amps from old units / parts,for fun

 

[Cactus Bob]

I'm in big trouble here

 

[jcamero]

I don't have too much gear, I simply don't have enough space!

 

[BOUXY]

I don't have enough Money,never enough space and not even close on Gear!

 

[CKDC]

I little story to read and think about:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...brothers-killed-clutter-New-York-mansion.html

 

[VinylHanger]

I used to buy lots of stuff. I just one day lost the interest in seeing and stepping over a stack of cr@p I don't use. So I put it in the attic and my wife's closet.

I don't buy much any more. I think I have bought maybe two or three audio things in the last year, the other day it was a pair of AR4's. It has to be something pretty cool to catch my eye these days.

 

[Hofy]

My wife and I moved 2 years ago and our new place is half the size of the old place. I 'try' to keep no more than 2 of any item. Right now I am up to 3 receivers, 3 turntables and 4 CD players.
Time to sell some stuff!

 

[Darksyde]

Not anymore , rainwater ,falling trees ,rodents and metal storage sheds just don't mix . Lost my records ,turntables ,amps and two sets of Cerwin D7s ,to that bad mix . I've gone to a simple 3.1 home theater set up , a simple 2.0 computer set up and a stereo set up in my bedroom.

 

[guiller]

I´m satisfied with my system for now. The last acquisition was my Astin Trew CDP about three or four years ago. I would only considere buying something new if it is a definite upgrade, and that means trying the first ladders of the "high-end" stratosphere.

 

[Dr Morbius]

The wife thinks so, but I don't.

 

[BillyTheKid]

Oh yea...way too much.
But it all finds me...and the vast majority if it was free...the town dump, side of the road.
I try to sell off that which i'm sure i'll never use...But, you never know when a need will arise !

 

[N8Nagel]

I have way too much gear but I still need one more working receiver or amp/preamp! I have too much busted stuff and not enough time to fix it.

I gave up and dropped off two receivers last weekend to be fixed... but it looked like the repair guy had the same problem!

 

[cohog]

Too much stuff starts when you discover that you have two (three, four, you know - double the requirements) of items in your hoard. Then you thought you still needed (read wanted) another.