Sanity test before you start this hobby

Hmmm....I suspect it's too late for a 'sanity test', whatever that might consist of, much less indicate.
Damage control may be the best solution, although it will vary widely with the extent of the 'infection'.
Seems like a great opportunity for an entirely new therapeutic clinic coming to a strip mall near you....  Just think; interventions, complete with straitjackets and ear plugs.  You might return home to find your equipment gone, the family gathered with the therapist to earnestly 'talk to you' about your 'problem'.  A whole new 12 step 'solution' for you to be subjected to.  All your vinyl recycled, your computer formatted, the 'man cave' caved in and redecorated in 'pleasant' florals....and way too much light....

Me?  I'm not paranoid...I know *they're* after me...the cow-eyed bewilderment I can see on their faces when I talk to them about The Hobby.  You should see what They have got planned for the 'Bass-ers'...you know, the ones with the insanely loud cars and trucks, all amps and woofers, setting off car alarms 2 blocks away.  Inverse waveforms, fighting loud with 'negative loud'.  They turn it up, wondering 'WTF?'  Then shut it off and the car explodes...messy, but effective...

You've been warned....*insane and inane laughter*

My unobtainium cables add such a richness and depth to my gear that I'm literally besides myself...although we can't come to any sort of agreement whether or not a gold, silver, or platinum stylus in the gramophone's arm is of any consequence.  Perhaps the VIC20 DAC is the culprit....

We'll speak of this anon....an' on, an' on, an' on.....

oleschool, that's how I related to it...

In my case, I've got 'champagne taste' with a 'cool water' budget.  So I fart about with what amuses me, rather than chasing the diminishing zeros behind the decimal point or perceptual differences 'twixt this 'n that...because it All sounds different to me...

...and I get gifted with 'orphans'...I returned Monday from a 3 month installation 600 mi. away to find a receiver, 2 bookshelf and a center channel speakers outside my abode without a clue as to who, why, or when.  Those questions have been answered....and I'm now the owner of 5 discrete audio systems...and limited square footage to put between them...
None of which would put the gathered audience here in any sort of state of envy, nor are any of any great worth.  I'm tempted to treat one or the other shamelessly, driving them to heat death or protracted clipping just for the demented amusement of it....much like the YT vids of cinder blocks flung into washing machines on a spin cycle.

Now....when queries of sanity arise, well....I gave up on the concept a long time ago.  I've wanted off the planet not long afterwards, but the saucer's broke.  The part itself is cheap, but the service charge to come out here on the periphery is astounding...;)