Voltron Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 So something got left out of the "what hasnt' changed" list To clarify it, you can add "Squeezebox 3" to the In list for Mayberry Family Speaker Rig or whatever it's called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 We only love you because we're jealous. Or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Let's see if I can remember everything. Purchased: I bought several turntables, and ended up building one and selling the others. I conned Marc into building all the essential paraphernalia needed for a vinyl rig. I purchased a vintage Sansui tuner that I really like, purchased an Opera Consonance integrated amp and some Omega speakers. I had a TPA Darwin balanced source selector built. I bought a pair of Sennheiser HD 580, NAD RP18, Yamaha HP-1, APS recabled Ety ER4P & Klipsch Image X10 headphones/IEMs. And just recently I bought my first AKG K1000. Sold: I sold my long term Paradigm Reference Active 20 monitors, my PS Audio PCA-2 preamp, TPA Zapfiltered Opus DAC. And quite recently I sold my beloved AKG K340, Chocolate Donut MkII, AKG K240 Sextett, NAD RP 18 & Yamaha HP-1 headphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atothex Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 I started out the year as a total nub, and I guess I still am, but here goes: in: AD2000 W10VTG HD650 Pro 2500 KSC75 DT770 DT880 Image X5 ER6i Pico DAC PPX3 and adapters ghetto vintage amp/radio Boston speakers out: Pro 2500 KSC75 PX100 DT880 ER6i for 09: balanced shiz trade W10VTG for vintage RS1? sell HD650? possibly move to a nicer place and get nice speaker stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 That is kind of you to note, Tyler. I certainly don't amass stuff to say I have it. I use this stuff daily and did the desktop rig upgrade because I listen more in my office than I typically can at home. Its also OK with me if you buy more gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 2009: the year I run all my upgrades by postjack first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 No moar new gears approvals in '09! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 2009: the year I run all my upgrades by postjack first Yeah Al is cool for 2009, but I can't be expected to let all y'all run around buying gear unfettered. A simple email or phone call would be appreciated before any purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 2009: the year I expect to miss out on many good deals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Woo Hoo! I don't have any fetters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
909 Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 well, here's most of the important stuff... sold Shure E3s (first purchase after joining Head-Fi in 2/2004) Shure E4s (owned since 2006) Sony D-555 to Justin (owned it since 1991) Eddie Current EC2A3 to Aura (owned it since 2005) bought Sony PS-X800 (Craig's List) Monolithic PS-1 & HC-1B (Audiogon) Denon DL-110 (Amazon) Shure SE530 (new from a trusted eBay seller) Eddie Current HD 2 from jp11801 (absolute score of a lifetime, thanks John ) 2009... likely going to part with the Cicadas and get some new/different speakers and a power amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Jack, will you be my Life Gear Coach too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 2009: the year I expect to miss out on many good deals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Jack, will you be my Life Gear Coach too? I insist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 I insist. Excellent but it's a huge undertaking. Others have tried and failed miserably. Look at Jp, he thought he could handle it and he is as bad as me. That's just my way of saying that there are risks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Excellent but it's a huge undertaking. Others have tried and failed miserably. Look at Jp, he thought he could handle it and he is as bad as me. That's just my way of saying that there are risks. This is the moment every Life Gear Coach trains for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 This is the moment every Life Gear Coach trains for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Ok, I'll make a sincere effort at this. Bought or Built Grado SR225s 16GB Ipod Touch '06 Headroom Micro Amp Buffalo DAC SimpleSE "kit" The Menace Millett Starving Student Hybrid Damaged Beta22 pcbs (still in a box, potential '09 project) Sextetts Millett Mini Max y1 DAC DT770 parts Sold Grado SR225s EZ-Stream Wireless Music Server x2 Squeezebox V1 ATH W-5000 Hagerman Bugle 30GB Zune '06 Headroom Micro Amp Equation Audio RP-22X Aikido Parts Mini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 I know you're missing several pairs of stats from that list nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 I know you're missing several pairs of stats from that list nate Shhhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Shhhh! Fess up. This is the audiophiles Yom Kippur (Day of Attonement for my brothers of other religions). Confess your audio sins and start with a clean slate for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Ok, fine. Bought 2x Koss ESP 950 SR Lambda Pro SRM1 MKII Sold 2x Koss ESP 950 SR Lambda Pro SRM1 MKII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Fess up. This is the audiophiles Yom Kippur (Day of Attonement for my brothers of other religions). Confess your audio sins and start with a clean slate for next year. This is a great idea for a separate thread. I'll add my sin here. A mod can decide whether to split this out or not. I only committed one audio sin in 2008. I bought a Bendix 6385 tube for my Extreme. It's a great tube but it cost $200. If I had it over, I wouldn't have audio sinned this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherwood Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 I endorse the posited "Audio Confessional" (no slight to you and the rest of the chosen, Mike, but we might need more than one day a year). My sin this year? I recabled a KSC-75 with cryo-treated wire, even though I knew it was a bad idea. I even bought some cryo-treated plugs for other applications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 The Cryo Craptacular! I'm glad Nate got called out to come clean on his list too. At least I have a little more company now. I like the audio confessions idea, but Mike made it all Jewy and then Sherwood made it all Papal with the confessional reference. How about something more secular altogether like "Confessions of the Compulsive Audiophile" or "Oops I did it again" or some such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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