It can be done ....

Posted by reelsmith. on May 20, 2009 at 07:44:10

In Reply to: Getting back to basics - Have I gone to far posted by fin1bxn@msn.com on May 20, 2009 at 05:49:02:

I recently got rid of:

ARC SP-9mkIII
ARC D-300
ARC CD-2
B&W 801 Matrix 2
Luxman PD-121 with Jelco SA-750D, Orsonic AV-11 headshell and AT-OC9II cart.

Not nearly the investment of your $25K rig ..but today I am deriving far more enjoyment from:

Crown Straight Line Two
Yamaha P-2050
Marantz CD-5003
Snell E.5mkII
Technics SL-1200mkII and AT150MLX.

My thinking was the same as yours: "...maybe its time to get back to reality and listening to music for the sake of enjoying the music" ...and it worked in spades.

For me, I think any issues, no matter how small, are amplified (psychologically) when my monetary investment is large. When I have less invested issues of imperfectness seem to not bother me as much, if at all. It also helps that my new cheap/vintage rig sings like a synergistic match made in heaven.

I say go for it ...you can always go back and the same stuff will likely only cost less the next time around. The first time I had and sold an SP-9mkIII it cost me $1200 and I sold it for the same. When a bought another a few years later I paid $800 and then sold it for $1,000.00 ...which in itself paid for most of my new (old) system.

Dean.

reelsmith's axiom : Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.

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Topic - Getting back to basics - Have I gone to far - fin1bxn@msn.com 05:49:02 05/20/09 (24)

consider different technology - Les Anderson 17:56:39 05/23/09 (0)

RE: Getting back to basics - Have I gone to far - Sunya 15:25:19 05/21/09 (0)

Ask yourself... - DLB 14:38:29 05/21/09 (2)

Agree - and keep your system - mrt 08:22:33 05/23/09 (0)

Very good post - thank you......Nt (as well as all the rest) - fin1bxn@msn.com 15:10:01 05/22/09 (0)

keep what you've got - mbnx01 10:32:28 05/21/09 (0)

Saying More than the Situation Calls for. - Bob Neill 07:25:55 05/21/09 (0)

I understand............... - marko445 12:22:20 05/20/09 (1)

RE: I understand............... - jimmycj 09:39:14 05/21/09 (0)

RE: Getting back to basics - Have I gone to far - AudioSoul 11:44:37 05/20/09 (0)

That ol' devil, the audio merry-go-round! - M3 lover 11:14:51 05/20/09 (0)

To clarify - fin1bxn@msn.com 10:38:48 05/20/09 (1)

Nothing wrong with that - Jack G 11:09:53 05/20/09 (0)

What is it worth if you had to sell it all ? - AbeCollins 10:25:02 05/20/09 (2)

I thought his point was that he didn't like it anymore? - Don Till 10:26:20 05/20/09 (1)

I may have read more into it... - AbeCollins 10:31:14 05/20/09 (0)

Not sure what you spent the original $25K for but.... - Don Till 10:02:29 05/20/09 (0)

It works for me - mls-stl 09:54:35 05/20/09 (0)

It can be done .... - reelsmith. 05/20/0907:44:10 05/20/09 (1)

RE: It can be done .... - Mr_bill2 08:13:42 05/20/09 (0)

Since you asked... - Mr_bill2 07:08:12 05/20/09 (2)

You got it wrong - fin1bxn@msn.com 08:08:59 05/20/09 (1)

RE: You got it wrong - Mr_bill2 08:20:55 05/20/09 (0)

Getting back to reality - Bambi B 06:43:16 05/20/09 (0)

Follow Ups

It can be done .... - reelsmith. 05/20/0907:44:10 05/20/09 (1)

RE: It can be done .... - Mr_bill2 08:13:42 05/20/09 (0)

It can be done ....

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