The Psychology of Constant (Equipment) Change

@wspohn 

       You have found wisdom or it has found you! That may ultimately be the most satisfying component of any audio system. Enjoy the music!

At one point I had three separate systems set up in my house (well, yes, obviously I am single).  I got rid of most of that gear about 7 years ago as I started having back issues and I couldn't sit comfortably.  I could stand and move without any issues but to actually sit back in a chair was painful.

One day, I realized that I had sat in the sweet spot for less than an hour a month for about three months.  So I dumped most of it.

Regret?  Not for a while, but once my back improved and I got back into audio a few years later...yes.  Yes, I did regret getting rid of all the stuff.

I ended up buying a lot of the same (or improved gear back) and then some.  So I now have lots of gear and only one small room to play with (13x14).  Surprisingly, the room, as it's treated with quite a bit of acoustic treatment, makes most of my speakers, whether small monitors or large floor standers, sound pretty darn good.  And I think most of my electronics are pretty decent, which helps in the sound department.

But one day I got to thinking:  Maybe it's not so much the "quality" of my gear but more so the "not demanding" music I listen to.  Maybe Fourplay, Yellowjackets, Joe Sample and gang don't require high end gear to sound good.

I don't know...it was just a thought.

I'm also not too sure about not buying stuff.  I mean, really, who doesn't need another better, bestest version of KOB, ever?  Over and over and over.  And over.

Cheers, all.

You've sir have a bad case of GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome). 

Condition sufficiently summarized here:

https://www.hifivision.com/threads/are-you-suffering-from-this-disease.95463/