Is being an audiophile a disease?

I’m new to this audio world. I bumped into this video and it explains a lot.

https://youtu.be/fcwpOXfuHUw

raysmtb106-02-2020 12:12am

ebm Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,311 posts 06-06-2020 at 10:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Speak for yourself dude!!!
limomangus Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,426 posts 07-29-2020 at 11:04pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete That was a great video....its like 70 years old ...WOW....everything true ,just like now....lol
weh51nc Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 24 posts 07-31-2020 at 01:30am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It's called GAS -- Gear Acquisition Syndrome. It is rampant in other industries as well -- or else, I wouldn't currently own 57 F-mount lenses and 10 F-mount bodies (not to mention all the ones I no longer own). There is always something that is just a little better or a little different that might make a big difference in the outcome. Expensive cables, anyone? Yeah, right.
mapman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 22,216 posts 07-31-2020 at 01:43am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Well as best I can tell it’s not normal. But normal is boring. So is average.
mahgister Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 13,043 posts 07-31-2020 at 02:28am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Gear Acquisition Syndrome I consider myself an audiophile precisely because i dont buy anything....