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Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby?

I wonder if out there somewhere there’s a support group called Audiophile Anonymous 😂 that addresses Audiophiles constant need for perfection. For my self I would probably benefit from a couple of these group sessions. Putting humor aside there’s some truth to this hobby being addictive and at some point there has to be an end point where you are there and the need to upgrade serves no useful purpose. I can’t say I’m 100% there yet, but something inside me tells me I’m getting close to hitting rock bottom and when I do maybe I’ll see the light, or maybe not 😂!

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carlso63
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I refer to this point in time not as 'the end point' or 'endgame' but as 'hobbyist maturity', as this can happen with other hobbies as well...

Basically, it's the realization of 3 key facts all coming together at the same time:

1) There will ALWAYS be something 'better' out there... it's just a question of having the (financial) resources and the desire / time / effort to continuously upgrade;

2) You have reached the point in the hobby where the improvements achieved by  an upgrade or change are growing smaller and smaller in terms of measurable / listenable improvements... while simultaneously growing exponentially more expensive and / or difficult / time consuming to implement;

3) The blissful acknowledgement that "what I have now is really pretty damn good!" 

 

A little bittersweet, as that dopamine rush you used to get when you scored a great piece of gear is now gone... but, if you embrace #3... you replace it with contentment and actual ENJOYMENT of your system in ways not experienced before...

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