Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby?

I’m retired now and have finally broken the curse of spending to buy happiness. After moving 4 times over the past 15 years, I’ve discovered that my aging audiophile system just sounds better and better. Granted, each time, I refresh ALL my wired connections with Flitz metal polish and upgrade the wall outlets. My final hurrah was purchasing a Torus RM-20 power conditioner, which elevated the overall sound substantially. Qobuz streaming is the icing on the cake. Having so much fun rekindling my love of music again.

The used market has knocked me off the bandwagon 😂. Being able to get “like new” equipment you only dreamed about in the past for 1/3 to 1/2 off retail is too tempting.  I’ve had very good luck buying quality used equipment this past year. 

It’s the dopamine rush.  Whether it be cars, guitars or stereos, as long as your body craves that ‘high’ from searching or purchasing you’ll most likely be ‘in it’.  It starts with a love of audio, whether it be visual, sonic or a combination of both, but quickly can become a need.  We should feel lucky as for some it’s heroin.  🙃

I’m done too many other hobbies, Porsche’s, boating & offshore fishing. My fun money only goes so far. Last piece was an OPPO 105D used. You guys will probably laugh but I love my 7.2 M&K S150 speakers & subs. Powered by my 3 channel Parasound & 4 channel HK Citation amps. It’s a decent mid fi system that I’m content with. 

At my age I'm no longer chasing gear, but instead enjoying the gear I have. It continues to provide me with listening enjoyment and that's all  that I can ask of any audio system. 

Enjoy the music! 👍