What is the 12 step program for our addiction

[bloodrock]

When I was younger back in the 70's, I always had some type of vintage gear at one time or another, even tho back then it wasnt considered vintage. When I got married, it somehow disappeared when parenthood kicked in. As my kids have grown and I find myself single and alone, I have fallen off the wagon. It was maybe no more than 1 year ago tops that i had my cd player, int amp, and speakers. I would cruise the websites and stumbled across a site called AK. I joined not to long ago, but look what has happened since then. Is there an intervention program that can help?

 

[nielsvanm2]

Steps 1 through 12: Sit back and Enjoy!

 

[LDK180]

Hi, my name is.............

 

[Scorpion8]

Step 1- 11: Buy, enjoy, buy more, enjoy a lot, and buy even more.
Step 12: Devise amazing storage options to allow Steps 1- 11 to continue.

 

[Klownschool]

Problem...what problem. I don't have a problem.

 

[outlawmws]

The only problem I see in the pic is the bloody pictures on the wall are interfering with the skyline of your receiver stacks.

 

[roseskunk]

yeah, ain't it funny? i have four amp/receivers in my home office. i keep switching speaker wires to play all of them in rotation. it's nuts. one of these days i may sell most of them off and get my dream mcintosh and be done with it. but until them...

 

[Chazzer]

12 step program? Are you sick or something?

 

[Jovinyl]

:scratch2: OH! OH! Joe's Bad reply Time:
The only addiction That once you get the fix. You can always get a hit out of it.

the fix(it fixed) the hit (as in a hit song)

 

[jimfet]

I just want to know where you got cabinets, heavy duty enuf to hold all that.

 

[Snade]

The answer is in your original post.

It may or may not make you happier, but it will cure the addiction.

Get re-married. ;-)

 

[Clarence]

1. Admit that you are powerless over audio.
2. Came to belive that...

Oh, who am I foolin. This is the best addiction ever.

 

[BruceRPA]

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

It's a God given right to pursue vintage audio. It says so right there in the Declaration of Independence. It doesn't say anything about there being any kind of limitations.

 

[Sportlark64]

Our addictions

1. Admit that you are powerless over audio.
2. Came to belive that...

Oh, who am I foolin. This is the best addiction ever.

Classic Muscle Cars are at a "Dead Heat" with music for me .
Gotta have toons crankin' to work out in my "cave" . I have my "Ken-Quad KR-8340 " in my shop (ie: cave ). My missus can't handle my tunes or choice of volume .Best EVER soundin' shop I've had .


Here are a few steps I'd try .....
1] Go to work to get money
2] Call in sick
3] Feed Habit buy more "STUFF"
4] Call in sick again cuz you stayed up till 5:30 AM listening to new "stuff"
5] Go back to sleep til' 2PM .
6] Get up make coffee
7] Crank It Up
8] Hit town and buy some "new" old Vinyl
9] Come back home
10] CRANK IT UP !!!!!!!
11] Go to bed at 1 AM.
12] Repeat as needed until it is no longer an addiction but merely a fact of life .

 

[jasong]

The only problem I see in the pic is the bloody pictures on the wall are interfering with the skyline of your receiver stacks.

Yeah those are some stacktastic stacks. Man, I'd love to have some of that stuff...and I want a couple reel-to-reel recorders too.

 

[RayW]

...I joined not to long ago, but look what has happened since then....

Just curious, do you have one power switch to control all of them or do you have to turn each on individually to listen? :scratch2:

I think the answer is to diverisify. You have a huge stack in the living room but what about the bedroom? Office? Garage? Kid's playhouse?

Ray

 

[Sluggo]

EASY DOES IT,ONE DAY AT A TIME,more gear will APPEAR!

At least you understand that DA' NILE is not a river in egypt and you have excepted your condition and it
does seem like your audio has become unmanagable,
now its time to realize,that there is a power greater
than yourself.And that power is -
KENSONIC LABORATORIES(accuphase) or Sansui or
Mcintosh ect!The main thing is to surrender to that power and not to be in control of your actions.
That covers the 1st 3 steps I think-Sluggo :yes:

 

[bloodrock]

12 step program

The cabinet I am using is a 7 foot tall solid oak cabinet. I turned it sideways and it does the trick. It weighs approx 150lbs. I guess I must surrender to my addiction, since getting married is not an option. Not much luck in that dept. The pic in my avatar is my ex wife's new daughter. She is a sweetheart. I will say this about my ex wife, she gave me her stereo awhile back. An older sony Str 6055 receiver and a pair of Polk rt15 speakers/target stands, and a denon 2650 cd player. Maybe if I can move into a bigger place, it will free up some room, and not make my living room look like the Seattle skyline of stereo gear. Right now, I use one receiver at a time. It is a pita to change up gear tho.......Well off to hunt Craigslist.....

 

[pioneervato]

Next time my wife complains about how much "crap" I have I will have to show her your audio stack and then maybe she will understand that I am not the only one who has a "problem".:thmbsp:

 

[gogofast]

Maybe if I can move into a bigger place, it will free up some room, and not make my living room look like the Seattle skyline of stereo gear......

from seattle?

for your information:

Seattle VAA (Vintage Audioholics Anonymouse) meets every day at 9:00am infront of Seattle Goodwill.