The Psychology of Constant (Equipment) Change


Anybody have an answer?

I have a decent selection of preamps, amps, integrateds and speakers to choose from and I find myself swapping out gear constantly.  And it's not because anything sounds bad.  Quite contrary, really.

After most swapping sessions, I'm generally really satisfied and quite enjoy the sound quality.  But within a few weeks I'm swapping stuff out again.

What would be the diagnosis for my condition?

 

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I've been pretty happy for about a year with my current system. Took a lot of experimentation to get there, though.

shkong78  If that's your system on the YouTube video it sounds good even over my small computers speakers.  As messy as that would look to a non- audio afficionado, you must be single or have a very tolerant partner!   I'm lucky to have a partner that doesn't impose any rules on me, but I settled that in advance before any serious commitments were made!

@ellajeanelle

 

Thanks for your compliment.

 

Although my system does not look tidy with tangled cables, it shall sound decent due to my 45 years of audio history.

 

All my three children got married with nice job, thus I have room to spend some money on audio components.

 

While my children were attending university, I voluntarilty refrained from spending money on audio.

 

Thus my wife has no serious complaint about my spending which is within my income.

 

But I leave some money on behalf of my four grandchildren.😁

Thomas

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shkong78  Welcome to the club! My membership has always been active having chosen not to have children to worry about!  No regrets...