This forum made me stop listening to music

The subject is somewhat exaggerated. However, there is some truth in it and this is meant to be the last post on this amusing and informative forum. I hope I will be able to withstand the temptation to lurk into this forum.

Let me explain.

When I joined the forum in April I was a very happy Naim-User. I had reached my personal hifi-nirvana. I did not care anymore. I did not give a damn if there is better equipment around (I am sure there is), I had no wish for an upgrade. I switched on the gear and simply used it. I listened to my old favourites and the new stuff that comes in quite regularly. And I had fun. The better the music, the better the enjoyment.

Than I read a few things, wrote a few things. I encountered contributors who seemed to be able to draw conclusions from my system about my approach to music. A mullet=hifi freak versus source first=music lover. I belong obviously to the former category. I do not audition very often, in fact it's been quite a while. (Apart from a small attempt at the Allaes for the wish of more appropiate veneer to my floor). I do not read hifi-mags for a couple of years (anymore, I even used to write reviews for one). I do not change cables. Nothing in my mind was nagging if there was a way to make my system sound better. Til April.

Since then I found myself more often than I ever wanted sitting on my couch and wondering if Naca 5 is worth a try? Can I audition mana somewhere to find out what all the heck is about? Can I afford a cdx? Do I need black snaics? The answer until may was a clean no. Since then I was distracted while the music was playing and concentrated more than is healthy on aspects of prat and timing. I even checked out if my hicap was of better use in my 102 or my 3.5. I was listening more to my system than to my music.

What Naim can do (namely making listening to music enjoyable without fussing about tweaks) it did to me before I joined this place. This heaven of hifi-nirvana was ruined by thinking about upgrades and improvements.

I want to regain my peace of mind. I simply want to enjoy what I have, because this is the only way to enjoy music. (and it already grooves like hell). If something breaks I will be happy to upgrade. Until then I do not want to think about it anymore. In order to achieve this, it is necessary to say no to the drug upgraditis that is slowly entering my brain via the forum.

I want to thank those, who have been patient with me and apologize to those I offended. And of course thanks to naim for my nice system and their willingness to bear with people like me.

The most important upgrade: Forget about your system.