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Thanks for posing the question, because I had to stop and think about this one...
I'm a proponent of "Trading Up" but you might not think that if you visited, given the sheer number of audio oddities found 'round here. Look more closely though, and you'll see that there's not much duplication - the only thing I've really "collected" is a nice assortment of Decca ffss cartridges. I don't hang on to much that doesn't further the end goal of better sound, or truly spark interest. I like this:
"Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful." -- William Morris
What I consider useful or beautiful has evolved, of course, along with my criteria for "better" sound. I am ever more intrigued by older and earlier audio design and I'm most interested in hearing it for myself, firsthand. My decision to keep something after that is informed by how I connect with it, and not solely by it's sonic merits... if that makes any sense.
So maybe I'm climbing a different ladder? I dunno. Each of us probably has different end goals; climbing or collecting are just means to those ends.
My wife just thinks I am crazy. Which catagory does that fit into?
My wife just thinks I am crazy. Which catagory does that fit into?