I know I wrote about wasteful spending, but these speakers have been living in my mind for two weeks seven days. I do not even know if the amplifier I have is good enough to drive these awesome speakers so maybe I will need to spend another $1,000 soon. The amp is a McIntosh MA-6100 from the late 1970, which I wrote about already. It has enough power at 8Ω but I read the LS50 could drop lower than that. Also, the amplifier is almost fifty years old and electronics will wear out eventually. I will decide on the amp once I hook up the new speakers and give it a listen.
Why did I pull the trigger? The answer is not great but probably just because I wanted to. I denied having an addictive personality, but maybe that is only partially true. For example, one could say thinking about a pair of speakers, no matter how swesome sounding and sexy looking, is pretty addictive behavior. In the end, I was feeling a bit depressed again, and spending the $1,000 felt good in that moment, like I deserved it. In a sense, I do deserve it since I have busted my ass working for thirty years, but it also does not feel quite right.
At least there was no sales tax collected.
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It was not a total failure on my part. I did not purchase these speakers. My old amp does not have a change against these $225k speakers.
Life with chronic diseases 