[Nik74]

Biggest sacrifice for me is sleep time. I love listening to my music in the eve and some nights I just can't get those headphones off my ears...

 

[Quasimodosbelfry]

Time and money will come up a lot, I expect. But I enjoy the experience and the learning along with the people I meet and being able to just try and experience a lot of different sound signatures. I won't like everything but that's all part of the hobby for me.
Having an environment where I can find many stores to audition stuff and an easy online environment to flip the gear I've grown bored of helps a lot.
Plus it keeps me out of trouble.
I travel for work a lot and I rationalized spending on good portable audio kit against blowing too much in sad hotel bars.

 

[ChasingDopamine]

My ear health unfortunately

 

[Signal2Noise]

My kids future university tuition fund.

I'm really hoping one or both don't make to post-secondary but in the event they do I prepare with lottery tickets. Otherwise, all money goes into this amazing quest of ultimate audio bliss which is never ending.

 

[serman005]

Mostly time and tinnitus--I don't buy that much anymore. Pretty happy with what I have at the moment.

 

[cj3209]

I used to (and maybe still do) focus more on the gear but now, I'm pretty much good with the sound quality I have and now am focused with purchasing music and listening to different genres.

I've been buying a lot more music so I think that's a good thing because, ultimately, this hobby is (should be) about the music that gives us so much pleasure...

Shoot, I didn't answer the question: I sacrifice money and time but consider it relaxing and lowers my blood pressure; good for my health...

Happy Saturday Night!

CJ



My gear for this balmy Saturday night in SoCal...

 

[totte]

Time probably better spent better in other ways. Too much reading about gear, looking at measurements and dreaming about expensive gear that would be too hard to justify buying. Listening to music is not a waste of time for the most part but sometimes it can interfere with going to bed at a reasonable time.
Alot of money has been spent buying and selling gear trying to find something that wont trigger the upgradeitis.
The biggest cost is probably hearing loss and tinnitus. I dont know when I developed a slight high pitch noise in my ears but its has been there for as long as I can remember. My parents always told me to lower the volume on my headphones but the excuse was to save on the battery for the walkman lol.

 

[Quasimodosbelfry]

Time probably better spent better in other ways. Too much reading about gear, looking at measurements and dreaming about expensive gear that would be too hard to justify buying. Listening to music is not a waste of time for the most part but sometimes it can interfere with going to bed at a reasonable time.
Alot of money has been spent buying and selling gear trying to find something that wont trigger the upgradeitis.
The biggest cost is probably hearing loss and tinnitus. I dont know when I developed a slight high pitch noise in my ears but its has been there for as long as I can remember. My parents always told me to lower the volume on my headphones but the excuse was to save on the battery for the walkman lol.

The upgraditis is chronic. I doubt there is a cure.

In the local slang, we call this poison. Like:

"My friend poisoned me with his new 30-driver IEMs. I can't get them out of my head."

"AudioPorn is releasing more poison in the summer with their new adamantium cables."

"Aural Sects is very poisonous. Don't try their new no-back cans with the nano-drawn vibranium diaphragm and earpads made from unicorn leather. You'll sell your wife to get a pair."

 

[redkingjoe]

Spent a lot of $$$$$$$$$$$$$!

Obsessive compulsive anxiety disorder!

 

[Quasimodosbelfry]

Spent a lot of $$$$$$$$$$$$$!

Obsessive compulsive anxiety disorder!

It's called FOMO: Fear Of Missing Out