opusk2k9 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 1 hour ago, jimjimbo said: Not necessarily "up and beyond", just different. I have found that I prefer my Khorn and La Scala sets for the music that I listen to. The Chorus IIs were just not getting much play, and I thought it best that someone else enjoy them. I have collected so much over the years, and like many others here, it became almost an obsession....Through buying and selling and trading, I've been fortunate enough to find some great deals on speakers, amps, preamps, tubes, etc, etc, etc.....Some of them I took on as projects, others because they simply appealed to me, they were a great price, a recognized quality vintage piece. However, at some point it's time to realize that there aren't enough hours in the day to listen, move things around, reconfigure....And, not to mention that late last year I got a wake up call from my cardiologist who called me a "walking heart attack", and after a quadruple bypass, that certainly helped to put things into perspective as well.... I did the same thing years ago when I became involved in US National and World Championship air rifle competition. I bought, sold, traded at least 50 high end rifles. Had custom made stocks and other accessories. Traveled all over the US to test and compete. The mentality was exactly like with audio gear now. It brought me an enormous amount of joy, and I met (and still do meet) some fabulous people. But.....the collection became overwhelming, and honestly, a bit silly. So, over the next couple of months I plan on letting go a pretty good chunk of the gear and parts that I have now. Sorry for the long answer.... A good long answer and one that should have me clearing out a fair amount of my collection as well. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 2 hours ago, jimjimbo said: Not necessarily "up and beyond", just different. I have found that I prefer my Khorn and La Scala sets for the music that I listen to. The Chorus IIs were just not getting much play, and I thought it best that someone else enjoy them. I have collected so much over the years, and like many others here, it became almost an obsession....Through buying and selling and trading, I've been fortunate enough to find some great deals on speakers, amps, preamps, tubes, etc, etc, etc.....Some of them I took on as projects, others because they simply appealed to me, they were a great price, a recognized quality vintage piece. However, at some point it's time to realize that there aren't enough hours in the day to listen, move things around, reconfigure....And, not to mention that late last year I got a wake up call from my cardiologist who called me a "walking heart attack", and after a quadruple bypass, that certainly helped to put things into perspective as well.... I did the same thing years ago when I became involved in US National and World Championship air rifle competition. I bought, sold, traded at least 50 high end rifles. Had custom made stocks and other accessories. Traveled all over the US to test and compete. The mentality was exactly like with audio gear now. It brought me an enormous amount of joy, and I met (and still do meet) some fabulous people. But.....the collection became overwhelming, and honestly, a bit silly. So, over the next couple of months I plan on letting go a pretty good chunk of the gear and parts that I have now. Sorry for the long answer.... No, not too long an answer, rather a right sized answer both with speakers and with life. I don't often quote a person's entire comment, but I thought I should here. There is quite a bit of knowledge, self-awareness and insight articulated I think we can all benefit from. I know I did. Best post of the year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opusk2k9 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 6 hours ago, wvu80 said: No, not too long an answer, rather a right sized answer both with speakers and with life. I don't often quote a person's entire comment, but I thought I should here. There is quite a bit of knowledge, self-awareness and insight articulated I think we can all benefit from. I know I did. Best post of the year. I wasn't complaining about the length, just using his words "Sorry for the long answer..." I agree with the wisdom in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 18 minutes ago, opusk2k9 said: I wasn't complaining about the length, just using hi I didn't think you were, it never entered my mind. I agree with you, it was a great post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 Chorus IIs again for sale 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 1 hour ago, jimjimbo said: Chorus IIs again for sale Did the sale not go through Jim? That was a sweet deal. Hope nothing worked against you in the deal if it went south. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, teaman said: Did the sale not go through Jim? That was a sweet deal. Hope nothing worked against you in the deal if it went south. Tim Just a simple misunderstanding, that's all. No harm, no foul. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, jimjimbo said: Just a simple misunderstanding, that's all. No harm, no foul. Once again, you will have no problem moving these. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 Thanks, I'm sitting here right now listening to them while watching the BB games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus89 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Wish i could get those DeanG crossovers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opusk2k9 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 What to sell to get these?... I owe money on a recent package deal, but getting ready to sell other stuff as well. Let me see what I can do... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstrickland1 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Meet me in Columbia, SC and I'll take them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 4 hours ago, wstrickland1 said: Meet me in Columbia, SC and I'll take them Billy, if the six folks ahead of you had dropped out, I would have thought about it, but you would have had to buy lunch....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 SOLD, thanks to everyone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opusk2k9 Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 53 minutes ago, jimjimbo said: SOLD, thanks to everyone. Missed it twice! Congrats to the buyer and seller. Jealous x2. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstrickland1 Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 1 hour ago, jimjimbo said: Billy, if the six folks ahead of you had dropped out, I would have thought about it, but you would have had to buy lunch....... so there was a chance? That's all a man can ask for... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 45 minutes ago, wstrickland1 said: so there was a chance? That's all a man can ask for... I say that quite often about a lot of things..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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