@audiodwebe Much in the same way that people find pleasure in buying things, is it possible you are having the same effect through the changing of your equipment? From an article on the psychology of shopping:
Dopamine increases your desire to continue to seek out things that make you feel good (hence retail therapy being a favourite go-to!)
“Some think the dopamine is released when you actually get a reward or purchase an item, but it begins before you make a purchase as you’re delighting in all the possibilities,” he says. “It’s about the whole journey.”
While you are not buying anything, you are still getting something new with the change in your system? Just something to ponder. Cheers.