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At what point does it stop being a hobby and turn into mental illness?

by ferongr 8y ago

CaliforniaKarl 8y ago
“The difference between a collector and a hoarder is a display case.” -John Hodgman
- mcguire 8y ago
  You're not boozing it up if you're pouring from a decanter. - me, to GF
- tzs 8y ago
  Does that mean that by definition it is not possible to hoard display cases?
  - andrewflnr 8y ago
    No, you have to put the display cases inside another, larger display case for it to not count as hoarding.
giancarlostoro 8y ago
Another case of first world problems I suppose?
Waterluvian 8y ago
Consequences. If it's disposable income, your hobby can be blending $100 bills into mulch to grow a bonsai tree. If you are eating up your retirement at 40, it's a disease. Of course I'm not an expert whatsoever. Just my loose sense.
- loeg 8y ago
  Yeah. It's similar to the point where drug or alcohol use becomes addiction — it's a disease when it has significant negative impact on the rest of your life.
calinet6 8y ago
Around $5,000. Lots of really good low-hanging-fruit actual improvements and solid equipment in that price range (combined, for the whole system); above that you're just getting crazy, and likely seeing marginal gains you can't actually hear and/or aren't worth the cost for what you (maybe, possibly, unlikely) might be fooled into hearing.
- jumelles 8y ago
  And I'd argue that's still extremely high. Something as simple as a standalone DAC or good headphones/speakers can make a noticeable difference, even entry-level devices!
  - calinet6 8y ago
    Yep, there are big steps up at around $300 and $1000 before that. Tons of opportunity to get great sound without losing your mind or your savings :-P
  - Kenji 8y ago
    Entry level can never deliver proper quality. You will be looking at thousands, at the very least 300-500$'s worth of equipment to get proper sound without noticeable hissing noises or gaps in the frequency spectrum. You simply cannot get it below that price unless you engineer and build the hardware yourself or get a good deal from a friend or off Ebay.

At what point does it stop being a hobby and turn into mental illness?

CaliforniaKarl 8y ago

“The difference between a collector and a hoarder is a display case.” -John Hodgman

mcguire 8y ago
You're not boozing it up if you're pouring from a decanter. - me, to GF
tzs 8y ago
Does that mean that by definition it is not possible to hoard display cases?
- andrewflnr 8y ago
  No, you have to put the display cases inside another, larger display case for it to not count as hoarding.

giancarlostoro 8y ago

Another case of first world problems I suppose?

Waterluvian 8y ago

Consequences. If it's disposable income, your hobby can be blending $100 bills into mulch to grow a bonsai tree. If you are eating up your retirement at 40, it's a disease. Of course I'm not an expert whatsoever. Just my loose sense.

loeg 8y ago
Yeah. It's similar to the point where drug or alcohol use becomes addiction — it's a disease when it has significant negative impact on the rest of your life.

calinet6 8y ago

Around $5,000. Lots of really good low-hanging-fruit actual improvements and solid equipment in that price range (combined, for the whole system); above that you're just getting crazy, and likely seeing marginal gains you can't actually hear and/or aren't worth the cost for what you (maybe, possibly, unlikely) might be fooled into hearing.

jumelles 8y ago
And I'd argue that's still extremely high. Something as simple as a standalone DAC or good headphones/speakers can make a noticeable difference, even entry-level devices!
- calinet6 8y ago
  Yep, there are big steps up at around $300 and $1000 before that. Tons of opportunity to get great sound without losing your mind or your savings :-P
- Kenji 8y ago
  Entry level can never deliver proper quality. You will be looking at thousands, at the very least 300-500$'s worth of equipment to get proper sound without noticeable hissing noises or gaps in the frequency spectrum. You simply cannot get it below that price unless you engineer and build the hardware yourself or get a good deal from a friend or off Ebay.