Does the desire to upgrade make us unhappy?

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  • bigburner
    Super Senior Member
    • May 2005
    • 2649

    Does the desire to upgrade make us unhappy?

    "It is not the man who has too little who is poor, but the one who hankers after more."

    ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC – 65 AD). Roman playwright, orator and philosopher.
  • gianni
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2002
    • 524

    #2
    Originally posted by bigburner
    "It is not the man who has too little who is poor, but the one who hankers after more."

    ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC – 65 AD). Roman playwright, orator and philosopher.
    Never would of imagined that 'hankers' was a part of the vocabulary back then.

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    • bigburner
      Super Senior Member
      • May 2005
      • 2649

      #3
      It's not Latin, but it is a good word.

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      • Shane Martin
        Super Senior Member
        • Apr 2001
        • 2852

        #4
        To answer your question:

        No

        Normal people aren't faced with this type issue because upgrading does them no good. They don't appreciate the upgrade thus no reason to think about it. The same would be for me on other hobbies I show little interest in like golf. I have no urge to replace my clubs even though I know quite a few people who upgrade their clubs every year or less.

        Upgrading doesn't also necessarily mean we are unhappy with what we have rather there is something else we desire that our current equipment isn't giving us. Say HDMI for instance or for me Pro Logic II. Does that mean I'm unhappy with my current Sony ES receiver? No.

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        • GregLett
          Senior Member
          • May 2005
          • 753

          #5
          I just like getting new stuff. I get a kick out of buying.
          Greg

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          • Jack Keck
            Member
            • Jan 2005
            • 57

            #6
            Originally posted by GregLett
            I just like getting new stuff. I get a kick out of buying.
            Me too! Not that I buy that often. What I find is that the less time I have to enjoy my system, the more I want to upgrade. Once I can sit down and watch/lissten, the happier I am with what I have.

            Someone started a thread on a classic rock forum asking what other posters would want to upgrade to if they could. My answer was to have more time to watch movies/listen to music.
            Jack

            "I walked in a lot of place that I never shoulda been, but I know that the Messiah, He will come again."

            Roy Buchanan

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            • slick
              Junior Member
              • Aug 2005
              • 20

              #7
              I too get a kick out of buying new things, but my wallet and bank account don't, lol.

              Hopefully I become rich one day or else I will sleeping on the street with my equipment and kids will walk by and call me "crazy speaker hobo" or something.

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              • akhter
                Senior Member
                • Jun 2005
                • 266

                #8
                Originally posted by GregLett
                I just like getting new stuff. I get a kick out of buying.
                Ah the joy of opening up the package and tinkering with new toys!!!

                I used to be ashamed of it, now I have learned to enjoy it. The way I look at it...keep upgrading while I can afford it. I also sell off a lot of stuff when I get bored with it, and upgrade to newer things!

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                • Adz
                  Senior Member
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 549

                  #9
                  Sometimes frustrated.:??
                  Other times happy.
                  Always poorer! :cry:
                  Last edited by Adz; 02 September 2005, 22:08 Friday.
                  Adz

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                  • GregLett
                    Senior Member
                    • May 2005
                    • 753

                    #10
                    My wife is always yelling at me to get off the computer. When she sees me on Audiogon she says "What are you selling now"
                    Greg

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                    • Cyclesberuff
                      Member
                      • Jun 2005
                      • 42

                      #11
                      I could never understand the need for women to have a closet full of shoes then one day I opened up my closet and out fell a receiver then it dawned on me shoes stay on the ground, receivers stack up and hurt when they fall on your head...ouch

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                      • soundhound
                        Senior Member
                        • Mar 2004
                        • 815

                        #12
                        GregLett, sounds exactly like my place, with the question being "What are you buying now"?

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                        • Wayne E
                          Member
                          • May 2004
                          • 37

                          #13
                          Originally posted by soundhound
                          GregLett, sounds exactly like my place, with the question being "What are you buying now"?
                          At least it's not large quantities of beer and hookers.
                          8O 8O

                          Thankfully, I don't have a car fetish. Heck, automobiles depreciate faster than audio gear.

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                          • Parsonsk
                            Senior Member
                            • Nov 2004
                            • 101

                            #14
                            Sometimes it's just having the best
                            Knowing that there are minimal increases in sound i still want it, i'd rather spend the money and make sure!

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                            • Wayne E
                              Member
                              • May 2004
                              • 37

                              #15
                              Not all of my upgrade have been up-grades. Some have been:

                              - Side steps
                              - Downgrades

                              I didn't make changes out of complete dissatisfaction for my current gear. Some of the time, it was just the desire for the change. I'm sure over the years, I've lost a few thousand dollars doing this as some kind of hit is to be expected. But, I do feel that it has been a good, educational experience.

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                              • H.Donald
                                Senior Member
                                • Aug 2004
                                • 477

                                #16
                                I love the smell of new stuff.You open the box and ...ahhhhhh......
                                Robert Duvalle may like the smell of napalm in the morning....for me it's opening that box with my new toy.....like Duvalle,it smells like victory....

                                I have not bought anything new in almost a year now....not even a new cable...you may have awaken the sleeping beast.

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                                • GregLett
                                  Senior Member
                                  • May 2005
                                  • 753

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by H.Donald
                                  I love the smell of new stuff.You open the box and ...ahhhhhh......
                                  Robert Duvalle may like the smell of napalm in the morning....for me it's opening that box with my new toy.....like Duvalle,it smells like victory....

                                  I have not bought anything new in almost a year now....not even a new cable...you may have awaken the sleeping beast.

                                  Buy! Buy! Buy!
                                  Greg

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                                  • mjb
                                    Super Senior Member
                                    • Mar 2005
                                    • 1483

                                    #18
                                    Great thread!
                                    As you get older, the toys just get more expensive, but so does taste
                                    - Mike

                                    Main System:
                                    B&W 802D, HTM2D, SCMS
                                    Classé SSP-800, CA-2200, CA-5100

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                                    • GregLett
                                      Senior Member
                                      • May 2005
                                      • 753

                                      #19
                                      Well... now I'm the one that's buying. I'm about to purchase a Jolida
                                      CD player. Can't wait for the Fedex truck to show up.
                                      :B
                                      Greg

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                                      • ajpoe
                                        Senior Member
                                        • Jul 2004
                                        • 439

                                        #20
                                        I honestly think I'm done buying for a while... I have said that numerous times over the last year and a half but I think finishing my DIY sub project filled the last void I wanted to fill. I actually have some gear I can sell now!
                                        AJPoe - - Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional!

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                                        • GregLett
                                          Senior Member
                                          • May 2005
                                          • 753

                                          #21
                                          Well I still need.. want to get a Tube amp. I want to have an all Tube
                                          rig. Then i get to play with Tubes.. Boy!
                                          Greg

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                                          • GregLett
                                            Senior Member
                                            • May 2005
                                            • 753

                                            #22
                                            Just ordered the Jolida.. should have it next Tuesday!
                                            Greg

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                                            • hieronimus
                                              Junior Member
                                              • Sep 2005
                                              • 5

                                              #23
                                              Is there an end to it ???

                                              Originally posted by mjb
                                              Great thread!
                                              As you get older, the toys just get more expensive, but so does taste

                                              Just bought completely new gear yesterday. I'm already wondering what to upgrade first today...

                                              Is there an end to it all??? We are only here to suffer :cry:

                                              Who cares! As long as you can spend - buy! :T
                                              Hieronimus

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