If there’s an audiophile exit ramp, this ain’t it…

Thanks for making this a lively thread, all.  
@ghdprentice i don’t think a sterile or unengaging system is the problem… in fact, it’s where I want it to be in that regard.  It’s all the little power/server/cable upgrades that itch at me now, when I read about them here and elsewhere because I don’t have a million dollars to go ‘all the way’ and see just how ‘perfect’ my little system can sound.  Of course, reading about new $50,000 speakers in Absolute Sound gives me the doubts too, since I don’t know if they’re ‘way better’ compared to mine.  All that glowing prose and jaw dropping…

@celtic66 well said:

So much of marketing is creation of dissatisfaction with current status and then.....magically providing a consumption solution.

@femoore12 and @oldhvy

I think the suggestions of solder / diy therapy is a fantastic idea.

I just don’t want to find myself obsessing over another system…

@tvad this sounds monastic and interesting, but too extreme for me now. Why did you end up doing this?

Step away from Audiogon. Reading audio forums and perusing listings increases the appetite to feed the Dragon. Go cold turkey. Six months minimum. I did it for 9 years.

@hilde45 

For me, this would feed my obsessive nature… I must be more OCD about this than you.

The other is the desire to do stuff with audio. So...tweak, DIY, change things around -- have fun by doing stuff without feeding a consumeristic habit.