Why do we insist on upgrading?

[madmax]

OK, so I have no cash but all of a sudden want to upgrade my preamp. While I'm looking at things I could sell it hits me, I don't even have my present preamp hooked up. I'm going directly from the phono pre to the amps and have been very happy with that. Should I want to put my AI preamp in line I could have done it months ago free of charge, and it is quite a nice quality piece anyway.

So why this silly urge to go out and buy something I have no real need for?? Do others have this problem or am I some kind of a loon...

madmax

[amulford]

Nah, you're just mental....

[Early B.]

You answered your own question, you freakin' loon! :)

Lemme get this straight -- you have a great pre that ain't even hooked up, but want another pre? Sounds like you have a very severe case of upgraditis. The best cure in this instance is to look at the one component you've love to upgrade, but never had the money. (Make sure it's something you're actually using!) Sell the pre and whatever else you can, then buy something else other than a pre.

[Serendipity]

Nope, I don't have the upgrade bug. Must be you :)

I tend to upgrade only when something goes dead in my system. Like when my receiver got hit by a power surge.

[madmax]

In my defense it is a sexy one. I can only dream about this one...

[sabotg]

You're not alone madmax. I find myself sitting on the earthquake amp website at work drooling half the day.

[Early B.]

In my defense it is a sexy one. I can only dream about this one...

Oh, why didn't you say so in your first post? Buy it.

I don't know what it sounds like, but it looks cool.

[madmax]

I'm afraid its a little out of my league. Just got a case of the wants...
madmax

[venomclan]

The grass is always greener...

When I started male exotic dancing to feed my audio habit I knew it had gone too far. Every woman's hand down my pants was just another interconnect in my system, I kept telling myself that. Gotta go, it is sailer night tonight and I can't find my hat.
V

[madmax]

Hmmm... Exotic dancer huh? I wonder if I would be any good at that...
madmax

Edit: I do have a soft spot for burlesque music, that should help. :)

[Face]

I spent some decent money on a tuner/pre and amp this week. I'm driving them with $100 speakers till I can afford some nice ones.

[cfrizz]

Because you are an idiot MAN!

Unfortunately you have plenty of company! You spend endless amounts of money even when you already have outstanding equipment in house!

Then you have the nerve to *itch & complain about WAF!

IDIOTS!!!:p ;) :D

[W WALDECKER]

Because we can! yesterday i was looking at posts on the Audiocircles and i came across a SAS Audiolabs 10A tube preamplifier in the market place and the guy had just lowered the price as low as he said he would go and that little voice in my head said to buy it! this is the 9th preamplifier and is the 4th tube preamp that i have bought in the last three years.i guess that i have a thing for preamplifiers thanks....WCW III

[reeltrouble1]

Its simply about sex. So your going sleep around on the Steelhead, interesting.

Really though its about sex.

RT1

[RuSsMaN]

I've never seen 300B's in a preamp before. Sick. I assume it's actually designed around a small single ended amplifier.

Again, sick. Do it.

[fatchowmein]

Probably the same urge that got Hue Grant out of the house with Elizabeth Hurley to look for...

Wait, that's going backwards. NM.

[candyliquor35m]

Same here. I just bought another pre- when I'm fairly happy with the one I have. My SS pre- was nearing 10 years old so I'm curious to see if there will be any difference.

[madmax]

Its simply about sex. So your going sleep around on the Steelhead, interesting.

Really though its about sex.

RT1

No, not sleeping around. The Steelhead is really just a phono pre with a big honkin' line stage knob. I could still use a second stage and a means to hook the CD player and other sources back into the system.

I could see the WAF problem on this piece. I mean, as you finish up the wife would always be wondering if you had been thinking about her or the equipment the whole time... :D

madmax

[bikezappa]

So why this silly urge to go out and buy something I have no real need for?? Do others have this problem or am I some kind of a loon...

madmax

Why don't you buy more music? That's the reason for all this stuff. Correct?

[madmax]

Why don't you buy more music? That's the reason for all this stuff. Correct?

I have hundreds of LP's I've never played yet. At 50 cents a pop (not to mention boxes of them for free) I've been accumulating them way faster than I can listen to them.

madmax

[amulford]

Seriously, I think it's just some need we have to see if we can get a little more performance or quality from our systems. I haven't had the "problem" for a while, because I have some more pressing priorities at present. But it's still there, and I have to fight the urge still.

[madmax]

I spent some decent money on a tuner/pre and amp this week. I'm driving them with $100 speakers till I can afford some nice ones.

I started out with a cheap CD player and mid-fi amp with no speakers for the longest time until I could save up for them. :D
madmax

[halo]

I'm out of money so there's no need for me to fend off the upgrade bug. I'm also very happy with my current set up so I guess that's a coincidence that's in my favor. Oh ya, the reason I'm out of money is because of the last piece I placed in the rig. ;) :D

[wingnut4772]

Because it's fun. It's exciting to play with new toys and see how they sound. If you did not enjoy experimenting you would just be another guy with a stereo. To us, it's a hobby. It's just a crazy expensive one.

[steveinaz]

Well, imagine driving the same car for 15 years? BOOOORING. Some times we just need to "hear" what's out there.

For me, the next step will be speakers--it's the weakest link in my system, and changing speakers is always an exciting experience as they make the most significant change in your system.