The listening room
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220872)
Walnut Creek, California
February 12, 2019 10:32am CST
I recently (well, fairly recently) sold a couple of pairs of speakers that I restored over the years. I made a decent chunk of change ($1360) for the two pairs, but more importantly, I was able to clear up a bit of space in my listening room.
Here's a picture of my listening room as of a couple of weeks ago. As you can see, I still have too many speakers, and only the pair on its side is for sale. Each pair has some sentimental value for me, but I have to keep "thinning the herd," or my smallish apartment will be dominated by stereo gear.
Do you have a hobby that "takes up space"? If I move into a larger place, I'll try to have a dedicated work area and speaker storage area. For now, my walnut speakers are a part of the "aesthetic" of my living space.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
12 Feb 19
I love photography and when we move soon I will have my own indoor studio for that. =)
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
12 Feb 19
@TheHorse No, just special lighting and backdrops. =)
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@TheHorse (220872)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Feb 19
@LovingMyBabies Sounds good. Can you take a photo of me (attached) and make me look young, slender and handsome? That is NOT my best angle.
@LeaPea2417 (37403)
• Toccoa, Georgia
12 Feb 19
I have a small space where I keep yarn to crochet.
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@TheHorse (220872)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Feb 19
@LeaPea2417 Heh. My restoration supplies are gradually taking over my kitchen.
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@Hate2Iron (15727)
• Canada
12 Feb 19
I finally got some space to myself in the new house! Now to fill it ;) Love your room btw!
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@andriaperry (117302)
• Anniston, Alabama
12 Feb 19
My office is full right now, with products for Sunshine`s homestead creations. All the working outside is for clearing an area for the building to be placed, then I will have a store right here on the homestead. And I will have my office back, no clutter and easier to clean.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
13 Feb 19
@TheHorse
That is great that you sold them and have more room now. Since we do not have a storage. It belongs to the landlord and I cannot use it so have to have things in the apartment and try and find some order. I have downsized things and continue to do it.
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@arunima25 (87894)
• Bangalore, India
13 Feb 19
My hobby of reading and collecting books has taken up a lot of space. Now I am planning to thin it out by donating a few to library. That is a tough decision and I have to come over my sentimental connection to those books. It is going to take some time. I have no more place in my house for books. Meanwhile I am not buying a new one till I get rid of a few of them.
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@TheHorse (220872)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Feb 19
@fluffy69 There are many people out there who want good sound and good aesthetics. These were the speakers I couldn't afford as a child, but revered. Many of my friends' parents had them. Now I can afford to buy them all scratched up and fix them up. It gives me great pleasure to get them back into living rooms, where they belong.
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@fluffy69 (4955)
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13 Feb 19
@TheHorsed then you must be selling them because they are collector’s items already. My father-in-law also has such.
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@toniganzon (72551)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
I do and that's collecting planners and journals along with its accessories. I don't have a craft room yet where I could put all of them but I plan to organise everything soon as I need an office space in this house as well.
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@xander6464 (44495)
• Wapello, Iowa
12 Feb 19
I collect steam locomotives. I sometimes wonder if it's worth it because they do take up a little space. And constantly laying track for them is starting to get expensive.
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@wolfgirl569 (108954)
• Marion, Ohio
12 Feb 19
I used to collect a few things. But over the last few years I have been slowly getting rid of some stuff as I got tired of keeping the pieces clean.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
12 Feb 19
It must be hard to get rid of things that have sentimental value for you.
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