First of all an admission – I have been guilty of what I am going to call out when I pranced around the predecessor of this forum in short trousers in 2005
There is yet another thread running currently along the lines of wow – I’ve just got my Naim XXX and YYY and it sounds absolutely amazing - what upgrade will I do?
No I don’t frequent car forums or such like but if someone buys a Mercedes do they go straight onto the forum and say - wow this Mercedes is absolutely fantastic. What can I buy to make it better?
And on these threads, many chime in and say listen, sit down enjoy the music wait, don’t be in a rush. Of course there are other people who reply with getting a Naim 2XXX and 2YYY is the only way to go
Is it just an effect on this actual forum? Are there plenty of people who buy Naim, plug it in and listen away quite happily and never come near here and so never ask that question in the first place?
Is it the same for all brands, and all for hifi fora?
I have occasionally frequented the Harbeth one and the predilection for an immediate enhancement to what is proclaimed as wonderful is rarely present. There is a touch of it on the Auralic forum, but it’s not quite as prevalent.
Is it normal behaviour?
is it a manifestation of some psychological condition?
I know when I was busy upgrading at an insane pace, it was after the death of my father and looking back, it was probably a driver for me, but thankfully I never bought what I couldn’t afford and by and large my Naim has remained constant since 2009, apart from sales.
Or are all hobbies like this full of enthusiasts where are the thrill of the chase is the attraction?
.sjb