I like music so I like music related equipment.
Not so bothered about scuba diving so no interest in diving gear -no interest in fishing so no interest in fishing tackle.
Isn't that how it works? I appreciate for some the equipment is solely a means to an end and some want as little of it on display as possible; but they still care about the standard of the equipment they use.
Even though I'm more than happy with the level of sound quality I have, I still sometimes buy equipment for the hell of it. Sometimes because I like the look of it. Especially kit from the '80s and '90s that I wanted but could not afford then.
For example ten years ago or thereabouts I bought a Technics SL6 fully auto linear tracking turntable just because I'd wanted one in about 1985. Used it once, then it sat on a shelf for a few years until a mate wanted a no fuss turntable his wife could use.
That side of it, I accept, is only tangentially related to loving music, but it does not detract from loving music.
Not so bothered about scuba diving so no interest in diving gear -no interest in fishing so no interest in fishing tackle.
Isn't that how it works? I appreciate for some the equipment is solely a means to an end and some want as little of it on display as possible; but they still care about the standard of the equipment they use.
Even though I'm more than happy with the level of sound quality I have, I still sometimes buy equipment for the hell of it. Sometimes because I like the look of it. Especially kit from the '80s and '90s that I wanted but could not afford then.
For example ten years ago or thereabouts I bought a Technics SL6 fully auto linear tracking turntable just because I'd wanted one in about 1985. Used it once, then it sat on a shelf for a few years until a mate wanted a no fuss turntable his wife could use.
That side of it, I accept, is only tangentially related to loving music, but it does not detract from loving music.