The Psychology of Constant (Equipment) Change

I swap out gear all the time. I have several pairs of speakers that all sound good, but different. I have two main listening spaces. In my loft, I have vintage gear and three systems running with four pairs of speakers. Using my Wiim Mini streamers and Spotify (say what you will, but I can't get Qubuz to do this) I can easily switch between all three stereos (one is hooked up to my computer via an AudioQuest Dragonfly), which allows me to test different music on each system/speaker pair. Downstairs it's a little more complicated, but still swap out gear there every few months. OCD, lack of impulse control? Dunno... at nearly 59, I don't really need or want to change. :)

I have this problem with watches. I seem to be ok with audio equipment. 

I did the same thing with headphones until I found ones that I really enjoyed and realized all the money I wasted up to then beyerdynamic T1s v1. I’m sure there are better but I’m very satisfied with them and I am done.. with everything else I spend as much as I possibly can afford maybe a little bit over and I know I can’t afford to spend any more money and usually at that point I’m happy with what I get for it .. I still watch all the YouTube reviews and demos on speakers and equipment but I don’t get the urge to go out and spend thousands of dollars needlessly

Try to listen to THE music and not the equipment and that will resolve your disease

Yeah, this hobby is not just about the music or no one would be here.

I swap out gear all the time. I have several pairs of speakers that all sound good, but different.

Exactly. It's about changing things, noticing differences, enjoying differences -- and also hearing the differences through the music. It's a both/and hobby. Accusations that this form of enjoyment is a disease are, themselves, pathological. Even, puritanical.

I love music and gear---I enjoy trying new things whether it's speakers, cables or whatever. Even on a college budget, I used to try new equipment that my buddies at the local hifi store would let me borrow for a few days or so. I would put gear on layaway since I couldn't afford most of the stuff they carried. I'm enjoying my systems now and experimenting with tweaks. Isolation pads, different cables etc...it's a lot of fun. I've never had an external DAC so I'm doing some research on that now. To me it's fun, not a condition.