Compulsive Buying Disorder

[Wombat]

Food for thought: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsive_buying_disorder

How much music do you have(purchased)?

How often do you add or upgrade equipment(GAS)?

Do you have stuff stored away that you 'might' use one day?

Excuses please.

 

[amirm]

I was on that path on music buying until I subscribed to Tidal. Saving literally thousands of dollars per year.

Now, the forum equipment purchases. That is what I thought your thread was about.

 

[NorthSky]

I don't fit that type. I stopped before it was too late.
I reborn.

 

[Wombat]

I was on that path on music buying until I subscribed to Tidal. Saving literally thousands of dollars per year.

Now, the forum equipment purchases. That is what I thought your thread was about.

Well, it may have inspired it a little but you have an irrefutable excuse - benevolently helping your fellow members.

Now what about the rest of us?

 

[RayDunzl]

I don't have Compulsive Buying Disorder.

Maybe a bit of impulsive behavior from time to time.

But that's rare, and I'll rate the results as satisfactory, based upon estimates of my low level of buyer's remorse.

 

[Wombat]

I don't have Compulsive Buying Disorder.

Maybe a bit of impulsive behavior from time to time.

But that's rare, and I'll rate the results as satisfactory, based upon estimates of my low level of buyer's remorse.

Me too.

 

[FrantzM]

I was on that path on music buying until I subscribed to Tidal. Saving literally thousands of dollars per year.

Now, the forum equipment purchases. That is what I thought your thread was about.

Same here. I also have a Spotify subscription. More Music and good sound (I know, I know, it's only mp3 320 kb/s but unsuspecting audiophiles and I cannot seem to be able to detect the differences) and a stupendously vast library, obscure pieces from my own country are found regularly on it ...

 

[Sylafari]

Well it says that compulsive buying disorder will result in "gross social, personal and/or financial difficulties". I am not suffering any of that except maybe the social difficulties. After all I'm on a forum educating myself with random people on the internet on why all my past purchases might have been all audiophoolery

 

[Cosmik]

I also have a Spotify subscription. More Music and good sound (I know, I know, it's only mp3 320 kb/s...)

Ogg Vorbis, actually.

The desktop app’s standard quality is Ogg Vorbis 160kbit/s.
Premium subscribers can choose to switch on High quality streaming, which uses 320kbit/s:

 

[SpeedyRodent]

A few years ago, I got caught up with constantly acquiring headphones, dacs, and headphone amps. Thankfully it was just a phase and I got out of it after consistent disappointment of the products not living up to the subjective reviews. My purchases was mostly driven by hyped up reviews on head-fi, changstar, and sbaf. Not sure if I consider this compulsive buying disorder? Maybe a minor case. lol. I always thought it was effective marketing at work.

I also got caught up in the whole mirrorless camera hype a few years ago too. That one came to a end quickly.

 

[j_j]

Only music. I tend to pick equipment carefully and keep it for ages.

 

[Sal1950]

I was on that path on music buying until I subscribed to Tidal. Saving literally thousands of dollars per year.

But IIRC, I've heard you discuss having lots of BluRay movies laying around that you haven't watched yet.

 

[bobhol]

I have CBD for equipment and media. For equipment it kicks in after 6 months of no purchases. Stuff on Craigs list that I had been ignoring starts to look more interesting. I can combat it a little by hooking up equipment that had been siting idle.
The only cure for me is retiring from my job. lack of money will stop me.

 

[svart-hvitt]

I used to buy (expensive!) hi-res from HDTracks. Then came Qobuz Sublime+ with hi-res streaming.

Now I wonder if good ol’ 16/44 will suffice...

 

[Burning Sounds]

Only three different speakers (2 Maggies and 1 Linkwitz) in the last 38 years, all of which I still have and are in use, although some more than others.

I do buy less music because of Qobuz, but if I like something enough I will try to find a used CD if possible or buy the download, depending on which is cheaper.

I find myself using dr-database a lot these days to source the best recording from a DR point of view, rather than just purchasing any old version on amazon or elsewhere. I recently managed to find all the Barry Diament remastered Bob Marley CDs at good prices through Discogs. Some tracks have a DR of 17 and very few are below 13- not bad for popular music. It feels a bit like record collecting which I haven't really done since the proper record stores disappeared.

 

[dallasjustice]

I’m upgrading my cabling from canare Quad Star and 4S11 to Mogami 2791 and 3104. I’m out of control. I think I’ll play this song when I install the new cables:

 

[svart-hvitt]

I’m upgrading my cabling from canare Quad Star and 4S11 to Mogami 2791 and 3104. I’m out of control. I think I’ll play this song when I install the new cables:

Which colour? It’s very important to match cable colour with interior in the room.

As usual, YMMV.

 

[RayDunzl]

Listen very carefully.

Relax.

Reduce your mind to mush.

Send me your old speaker cables...

(and all your money)

 

[Sal1950]

I’m upgrading my cabling from canare Quad Star and 4S11 to Mogami 2791 and 3104. I’m out of control

Tisk Tisk, Mike whatever are we to do with you?
I know of a 12 step program for audiophiles but you have to hit rock bottom first.
Let us know if you start buying grounding boxes or magic dots.

 

[DonH56]

I’m upgrading my cabling from canare Quad Star and 4S11 to Mogami 2791 and 3104. I’m out of control. I think I’ll play this song when I install the new cables: <elided>

What do you expect to be different?

And ignore Ray. High humidity, heat, swamps are all bad for cables. Send them to me, nice clean mountain air, low humidity...