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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 😂!

hiendmmoe
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I traded up to a Shindo/Devore/Garrard/EMT/Auditorium23 system about ten years ago. The desire to upgrade went away entirely. I binned the huge pile of hifi mags I’d accumulated as other hifi was pretty much dead to me. Hobby broken/finished/ complete. I focus my attention these days on that other great money pit vinyl. Very happy 

jrwaudio
355 posts
 

One interconnect cable is too many and a hundred is not enough 

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iseland
174 posts
 

I'm currently on idle . 

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oddiofyl
4,050 posts
 

I was very fortunate to be able to do a major system upgrade in 2021-2022.   My main system is very satisfying,  I am pretty much done for a while

I also put together a small bedroom system that is really good, I could live with just that system it sounds so good..

Definitely in a holding pattern as far as new gear.   Possibly may get a CD player for system 2.   

 

 

bassbuyer
336 posts
 

Upgrading or as I like to call it tweaking my system is a fun part of this hobby for me.  I’m set with my system in that it’s the best sounding system I’ve had.  I enjoy listening to my music for hours which is the best part of the hobby.  I have sold the extra equipment I’ve kept as I upgraded to simplify things and remove the boxes to reduce the clutter.  I will continue to tweak my system over time as long as it brings me joy.  

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