Maybe different for me. It's funny, now that I had a home built with a dedicated 2 channel room, it doesn't get much love. And here's the problem.
I'm retired but my wife works a lot of hours, so there's little time for her to sit and enjoy the fruits of our audio room.
In the past, with all the homes we've occupied, the stereo was the main focus of entertainment. We would rent or buy homes predicated on where would the stereo go. Our entertainment with friends (not family) would center on the audio experience. BBQ's and wine, having friends bring their cable or amp to test, attending shows and constant tweaking, it had been the focus of my life for 57 years. But now I'm in the middle of Utah, custom room, amazing equipment and a wife who shares in the audio experience. And I'm down to 10 hours a week. Well, we do have a 12 year old, so there's that.
So my wife doesn't love my speakers and I didn't know that until a few weeks ago! When I moved our much cheaper $2K speakers into the main room she got interested again. Time for new speakers.
And there are no audiophiles that I can find in this part of the country. So it largely became a solo experience. I've though of moving the system to the living room where the kitchen is as well and damn the custom room and all those circuits. At the end of the day, I just want to listen to music.
Maybe new speakers that my wife will love will double the listening time. She's also deleting one of her jobs, that'll help.
Anyone out there that lives in southern/middle Utah, come over for a listen!