How much gear do you own?

Sold another piece of spare kit again today - A Parasound Z-Phono phono pre-amp. Not expensive, but added the funds to the "what next" pile. Of the original list of equipment I sat out to sell last week, only have one inexpensive phono pre-amp left. 

Time to move on the the next grouping of stuff to sell...

This is one thread I feel a whole lot better after having perused. I no longer have that feeling of being TOTALLY batshit crazy. Just plain crazy will do it……

I currently have 5 systems that I listen to regularly.  Each has its own character, sound stage and good/bad.  Some are better for classical, some are better for jazz, and others just rock.  My issue is I have not been able to find the "perfect" system for every type of music. 

Also, there is a size and portability problem.  Upstairs I have my "smaller" systems to make the spouse happy.  In the basement, I get to spread out and have my 2 "big" systems down there for when I want to have a long listening session with a wee dram of pour.  I'd hate to have to move systems every time I wanted to move to a different area of my house. 

I had 6 systems, gave 2 away to family, and just picked up another yesterday.  My other issue is that when I give away or sell something I miss "that sound".  For example, I gave my son a pair of JBL 4312's.  Missed the "JBL sound" and picked up a pair of JBL 4311's yesterday.  Had a pair of Linn Kan's, sold and missed the sound for vocals, bought another pair. 

Personally, I think I’m on the verge of having too much gear.  I have two tube monoblock amps (4 pcs) that I always wanted, two solid state amps (1 stereo, 1 pr monos), a single CD spinner, and a single preamp.  I have two speaker pairs.  I enjoy mixing matching, and getting different sounds.  At times I feel dumb when I look at it all, but when I connect my Lamm to Focal Mezzo Utopia or Von Schweikert VR4 SR Mk3 speakers, I remember why I collected the gear.  I might sell my Audio Research DS450M Class D amps, but they sound so good and they don’t generate room roasting heat like my large tube amp monos, which makes the ARCs a good summer amp, heh.  I toy with the idea of finding a preamp I’ve always been sort of fascinated with, which is a Hovland HP-200,, or a Lamm L2 R, but I stop myself, when I come to my senses because I have enough stuff.  

I have always been laser focused on achieving the best sound possible and therefore all funds focused on only one of each component. What I did end up collecting was mostly interconnects, cords that got evaluated while getting to the best match.