Confessions of a box swapper

[aversaurus]

I like to chop and change my systems quite often.
I have 3 set ups at any one time and when I fancy a change or something catches my eye I will sell a amplifier and pick up a new one or what I see as a upgrade.
I only really buy used .I see hifi as a journey I like to start low end and upgrade buy buying and selling.
In my time I have owned a lot of amplifiers and to a lesser extent speakers and DAC,s .
I'm sure there must be other box swappers on here .
Any questions please ask

 

[Al ears]

I like to chop and change my systems quite often.
I have 3 set ups at any one time and when I fancy a change or something catches my eye I will sell a amplifier and pick up a new one or what I see as a upgrade.
I only really buy used .I see hifi as a journey I like to start low end and upgrade buy buying and selling.
In my time I have owned a lot of amplifiers and to a lesser extent speakers and DAC,s .
I'm sure there must be other box swappers on here .
Any questions please ask

why do you have three setups?

 

[aversaurus]

One for me one for the kids so that they can play there stuff on a quality system and a vintage setup .

 

[jjbomber]

I like to chop and change my systems quite often.
I have 3 set ups at any one time

I'm the same. Have the AV system, the active system, a headphone system, a mu-so for the kitchen and a passive system for the bedroom. Depends what mood I'm in! For the amount of money I have wasted on hi-fi, I could have taken up smoking!

 

[Al ears]

One for me one for the kids so that they can play there stuff on a quality system and a vintage setup .

The only think I passed over to my young' un was an Atacama Rack ....
And a bit of knowledge....

 

[aversaurus]

I have come across certain but not many speakers or amplifiers that stay with me that I would never sell but not many.

 

[WayneKerr]

I like to chop and change my systems quite often.

Do you? Can't say that I had noticed

 

[plastic penguin]

I like to chop and change my systems quite often.
I have 3 set ups at any one time and when I fancy a change or something catches my eye I will sell a amplifier and pick up a new one or what I see as a upgrade.
I only really buy used .I see hifi as a journey I like to start low end and upgrade buy buying and selling.
In my time I have owned a lot of amplifiers and to a lesser extent speakers and DAC,s .
I'm sure there must be other box swappers on here .
Any questions please ask

There are a few that like to chop and change their boxes, but few, if any, have had the sort of system you've got.

I don't think you realise what a beast you have in the Tucana. I've seen that thing drive 5-k speakers with ease and like it's from a different planet. That was one reason why I moved mine on... the rest of my kit wasn't doing justice to the amp.

 

[aversaurus]

The Tucana was the amplifier I was never going to own .
To expensive out of my league a end of the journey amp .
A keeper to be sure but not the only great amplifier I've come across on my journey.
And yes my speakers don't do it justice but I'm on a budget.i buy cheap and sell on for a profit and move on if possible.

 

[MeanandGreen]

What are your findings or confessions as a box swapper, other than you admit you like to be a box swapper?

I’m the opposite and only box swap for functionality reasons or if something fails, but I’m more likely to repair than replace.

 

[aversaurus]

When I was a kid my dad had a sansui 101 with a Pye stereo+ 2 and 4 solervox speakers and a sansui turn table in quite a large room to me is sounded amazing much better then any of my friends dad's systems..
When I got my own place I headed on down to richer sounds and picked out a set of speakers a Cambridge amplifier and a Sony cd player.
It sounded ok but if I maybe updated the amp it would sound better.
That's the start .

 

[plastic penguin]

My first proper speakers were Solavox. They were ok for the price but the Linton XP2s were superior.

I acknowledge and respect "box swappers" but don't really understand why. I know the exact sound I want, once that's achieved I'm a very happy bunny. My current bundles is stunning, and to achieve a worthwhile upgrade I would have to spend thousands.

 

[robdmarsh]

I have come across certain but not many speakers or amplifiers that stay with me that I would never sell but not many.

So can you name some speakers that you would never sell? Or are they speakers that you told yourself you'd never sell but ended up selling because you're a compulsive box swapper?

 

[aversaurus]

I would never sell my arcaydis dm1,s and my eb acoustics eb 2,s the original ones

 

[plastic penguin]

I would never sell my arcaydis dm1,s and my eb acoustics eb 2,s the original ones

Jeez, you have enough hi-fi to start your own audio museum.

 

[aversaurus]

I try to keep the good stuff but sometimes space and circumstances makes me sell stuff on

 

[plastic penguin]

I try to keep the good stuff but sometimes space and circumstances makes me sell stuff on

I have a few bits in the attic. The TB2is and RS6s, Wharfedale E20, although the latter is more out of nostalgia. Likewise with the Marantz 2060 ML - had those since I was a youngster.

 

[Al ears]

The only think I have spare at the moment is the original pair of EB Acoustics EB2 speakers

 

[plastic penguin]

The only think I have spare at the moment is the original pair of EB Acoustics EB2 speakers

I've read so much about the EB2 being transpareant. That would the Leema well (and my taste in audio reproduction)

 

[MrReaper182]

I have a question. Is there any old gear you regretted selling? If so, why?

 

[plastic penguin]

I have a question. Is there any old gear you regretted selling? If so, why?

Yes, the Arcam A65+. Not very ballsy but great sonic balance. For a sub-£400 amp it's still hard to beat.

 

[MrReaper182]

Yes, the Arcam A65+. Not very ballsy but great sonic balance. For a sub-£400 amp it's still hard to beat.

That's great but why are you answering a question that was for the op?

 

[plastic penguin]

That's great but why are you answering a question that was for the op?

Because you didn't quote any of he's last posts. I assumed it was a general question for anyone to respond to

 

[Al ears]

I have a question. Is there any old gear you regretted selling? If so, why?

I think that thread has been done before....

 

[aversaurus]

There's not much I regret selling but there are some.
sansui au 417 a great amplifier.
Rega mira 3 another great sounding amplifier but it broke I got it repaired and it broke again so sold on for spare or repair.
And some mission floor standers .