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I need help with my Equipment addiction

I can't leave well enough alone. My most disappointing days are days like today where I sit down to listen to my system, drink some wine, and unwind and... the system sounds great. I hate that. Nothing to tweak, everything is intergrating well: Clear highs, check. Fast, deep bass, check. Digital sound good with weight and impact, Check. Vinyl sound deep and well rounded with extended highs and excellent speed, check.

That's when the trouble starts. I start thinking, "What if changed cartridges?" "Well then I need a step up transformer, or a seperate MC phono stage", "Maybe I should just look at new preamps, even thbough I love mine now", "Then I need a separate phono preamp, I've always wanted an ARC preamp", then "Hey then I could buy an ARC tube amp for the high end of the Maggies and get bi-amp them"

Does it ever stop? How can I stop the cycle? I think I'm going to drink some more wine.
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bobnegi
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I just beat mine, of course my kit could sound better, the key is to be happy with what you have, not what the man 'better' than you has

Listen to the music, and enjoy it, resist the urge to jump up and re position the speakers,realize that to get the last 10% corresponds to an expnonential $$$ increase in costs.

I also bought a season pass to the local symphony, hey cannot beat the sound of a 40 odd piece band playing 30 feet in front of you!
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