atomicpoet on Nostr: The problem with audio gear is that it’s super easy to spend lots of money on ...
The problem with audio gear is that it’s super easy to spend lots of money on incremental gains—at a certain point, you got to be okay with where you’re at.
I own three cassette decks. That’s right three: a Sound Track, a Pioneer, and a JVC. Once I got full logic control, I knew I needed to stop the madness.
I own a Panasonic reel-to-reel tape deck. I was lucky to get it—fully working—for $50. It only does 7” reels and tops out at 7.5 IPS. Every day, I’m tempted to get the ones that do 10” reel and go up to 30 IPS. But that’s way too rich for my money.
I look at my Yamaha subwoofer. Getting something better is a bad idea because my wife complains about the current one as it is.
At a certain point, you just have to make do.
I own three cassette decks. That’s right three: a Sound Track, a Pioneer, and a JVC. Once I got full logic control, I knew I needed to stop the madness.
I own a Panasonic reel-to-reel tape deck. I was lucky to get it—fully working—for $50. It only does 7” reels and tops out at 7.5 IPS. Every day, I’m tempted to get the ones that do 10” reel and go up to 30 IPS. But that’s way too rich for my money.
I look at my Yamaha subwoofer. Getting something better is a bad idea because my wife complains about the current one as it is.
At a certain point, you just have to make do.