OpusRob
100+ Head-Fier
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After reading several recent threads, and after a few weeks of deciding on headphones followed by a few weeks of considering amps, I find myself asking a deep question. It seems as though many people here move through lots of different equipment in their journey, learning as they go and fine-tuning their ears along the way. While there is a greater expense to this model, it seems as though people actually refine their tastes and their listening skills doing this. It also seems as though something might be lost by skipping this process and jumping to the "best of all possible worlds," to quote Voltaire. Being an independent school music teacher, I don't have endless funds to devote to this hobby, which is really an extension of my greatest hobby and love, music itself. But, as an educator, I wouldn't want to miss out on learning experiences that could help to refine my already detail-oriented ears. These ears tell me a lot already, but I kind of think that I would be missing something if I were to skip the learning process and jump to a set up that I haven't earned through trial and error.
So, to the question: Do those of you who have experimented over the years with a variety of equipment feel that that journey has been worthwhile, or has it just been a frustrating struggle to find you knew you were looking for all along. I guess I am asking, If you knew then what you know now, would you make the same journey, or would you just jump to the best thing you could conceivably afford, given the advice of knowledgeable people you trust, and just be done?
I would love some feedback on this from all of you who have been here a while. I have read with great interest many posts and bits of advice you've offered, and have admired your commitment to finding and sharing what you love about music and its expression through high end audio equipment.
So, to the question: Do those of you who have experimented over the years with a variety of equipment feel that that journey has been worthwhile, or has it just been a frustrating struggle to find you knew you were looking for all along. I guess I am asking, If you knew then what you know now, would you make the same journey, or would you just jump to the best thing you could conceivably afford, given the advice of knowledgeable people you trust, and just be done?
I would love some feedback on this from all of you who have been here a while. I have read with great interest many posts and bits of advice you've offered, and have admired your commitment to finding and sharing what you love about music and its expression through high end audio equipment.