I got there without going to a single meeting. No 12 steps for me, more like a skip and a jump and I'm done. Kinda. It crept up incrementally, like in that Niagra skit but no one strangled me in the Carillon Bell Tower. I knew when I got my current speakers that I was done.
The itch is there for bigger speakers but I'm room limited and that's a walk in the park dealing with it. As for the news, don't worry about it. An educated person is a good thing, despite what some think.
All the best,
Nonoise