New year Hi Fi resolutions
Posted by: wenger2015 on 29 December 2016
New year resolutions tend to be with reference to curbing ones excesss'...
But I have decided, to NOT Curb my upgrade spending habits in the new year.
So my new year resolution is to purchase two new racks and possibly upgrade my speaker cables....
So what might be your new year hifi resolutions?
Now some 'serious' resolution: I'd like to buy these:
the bigger model is too large and too costly, but perhaps a 3rd hand pair of these smaller ones...
Dr_J posted:Promised myself to spend less on HiFi and more on music!
Then I found a pair of PMC 20.21's for my UnitiQute 2, which will probably lead to a NAP100....... and then I want a headphone amp for my HD800s. Oh b#gg&r!
Happy New Year all!
KR, J
Best to just give in gracefully 
Broken late last night (but that was in 2016 so doesn't count 
after the stars aligned nicely over the holiday period to demo some kit and allow me to scratch an itch.
The main thing in 2017 is to keep exploring and buying new music (helped greatly by the Music Room) and enjoy other peoples journeys (and rooms) via the System Pictures thread
A definite curtailment of expenditure on audio hardware is mandated.... by SWMBO. And in all honesty, an end of year review of income vs outgoings has surprised me and brought me back to earth with a bump, so SWMBO's 'recomendation' will be (loosely) followed - "DON'T spend any more and DON'T go to that hifi shop again!" I've explained that I just need one more 555PS, and I think we've compromised on that; I'll discover if my assumption on this point was correct when I walk in with a 555PS in a month or two, I guess.
Of course I offered, in all sincerity, to bring her along with me whenever I visited said dealer's premises, pointing out that one is invariably greeted with a cup of coffee, however it quickly became clear that this wasn't an offer she wished to entertain. Well one can but try, eh?
So it seems my dealer's pension contributions in 2017 will need to be funded from his other clients, not me. As an aside, I do use Microsoft Money software to track all my expenditure, and have done for the past ten years, so am able to see what I've spent with my Naim dealer (and my Linn dealer too - LP12 etc). The entry against 'audio' is a little frightening, as it happens, but I comfort myself from the fact that the entry against 'wine & beer' is minimal in comparison, and furthermore there are NO entries against the category of 'immoral earnings & associated expenditure'.
A happy new year, once again, to everyone who has managed to read this far 
Roger
rjstaines posted:A definite curtailment of expenditure on audio hardware is mandated.... by SWMBO. And in all honesty, an end of year review of income vs outgoings has surprised me and brought me back to earth with a bump, so SWMBO's 'recomendation' will be (loosely) followed - "DON'T spend any more and DON'T go to that hifi shop again!" I've explained that I just need one more 555PS, and I think we've compromised on that; I'll discover if my assumption on this point was correct when I walk in with a 555PS in a month or two, I guess.
Of course I offered, in all sincerity, to bring her along with me whenever I visited said dealer's premises, pointing out that one is invariably greeted with a cup of coffee, however it quickly became clear that this wasn't an offer she wished to entertain. Well one can but try, eh?
So it seems my dealer's pension contributions in 2017 will need to be funded from his other clients, not me. As an aside, I do use Microsoft Money software to track all my expenditure, and have done for the past ten years, so am able to see what I've spent with my Naim dealer (and my Linn dealer too - LP12 etc). The entry against 'audio' is a little frightening, as it happens, but I comfort myself from the fact that the entry against 'wine & beer' is minimal in comparison, and furthermore there are NO entries against the category of 'immoral earnings & associated expenditure'.
A happy new year, once again, to everyone who has managed to read this far
Roger
Surprised that your Missus can spot one more black box among those three stacks of yours, Roger. She must have an eagle-eye.
MDS posted:rjstaines posted:A definite curtailment of expenditure on audio hardware is mandated.... by SWMBO. And in all honesty, an end of year review of income vs outgoings has surprised me and brought me back to earth with a bump, so SWMBO's 'recomendation' will be (loosely) followed - "DON'T spend any more and DON'T go to that hifi shop again!" I've explained that I just need one more 555PS, and I think we've compromised on that; I'll discover if my assumption on this point was correct when I walk in with a 555PS in a month or two, I guess.
Of course I offered, in all sincerity, to bring her along with me whenever I visited said dealer's premises, pointing out that one is invariably greeted with a cup of coffee, however it quickly became clear that this wasn't an offer she wished to entertain. Well one can but try, eh?
So it seems my dealer's pension contributions in 2017 will need to be funded from his other clients, not me. As an aside, I do use Microsoft Money software to track all my expenditure, and have done for the past ten years, so am able to see what I've spent with my Naim dealer (and my Linn dealer too - LP12 etc). The entry against 'audio' is a little frightening, as it happens, but I comfort myself from the fact that the entry against 'wine & beer' is minimal in comparison, and furthermore there are NO entries against the category of 'immoral earnings & associated expenditure'.
A happy new year, once again, to everyone who has managed to read this far
Roger
Surprised that your Missus can spot one more black box among those three stacks of yours, Roger. She must have an eagle-eye.
Thing is, those 555PS's are so bloomin' heavy I have to ask her to carry them in from the car these days 
rjstaines posted:MDS posted:rjstaines posted:A definite curtailment of expenditure on audio hardware is mandated.... by SWMBO. And in all honesty, an end of year review of income vs outgoings has surprised me and brought me back to earth with a bump, so SWMBO's 'recomendation' will be (loosely) followed - "DON'T spend any more and DON'T go to that hifi shop again!" I've explained that I just need one more 555PS, and I think we've compromised on that; I'll discover if my assumption on this point was correct when I walk in with a 555PS in a month or two, I guess.
Of course I offered, in all sincerity, to bring her along with me whenever I visited said dealer's premises, pointing out that one is invariably greeted with a cup of coffee, however it quickly became clear that this wasn't an offer she wished to entertain. Well one can but try, eh?
So it seems my dealer's pension contributions in 2017 will need to be funded from his other clients, not me. As an aside, I do use Microsoft Money software to track all my expenditure, and have done for the past ten years, so am able to see what I've spent with my Naim dealer (and my Linn dealer too - LP12 etc). The entry against 'audio' is a little frightening, as it happens, but I comfort myself from the fact that the entry against 'wine & beer' is minimal in comparison, and furthermore there are NO entries against the category of 'immoral earnings & associated expenditure'.
A happy new year, once again, to everyone who has managed to read this far
Roger
Surprised that your Missus can spot one more black box among those three stacks of yours, Roger. She must have an eagle-eye.
Thing is, those 555PS's are so bloomin' heavy I have to ask her to carry them in from the car these days
Ah. Bit tricky that.