A psychiatrist can give the best answer to your question.
The diagnosis is somewhat similar to a Gambling Compulsive Disorder and it's treatable. The result of treatment is AMAZING! It removes thoughts of cable elevators, aftermarket fuses and other unnecessary expencive tweaks from audio-hobby leaving only an ability and desire to listen to music.
I DISCLAIM not to begin any fight or any kind of disrespect to the poster(s) and only try to help with mutually beneficial referrals to specialists, researchers, therapists AND health advocates dealing with this types of problem. Who I do wish to fight is manufacturers and marketting media that destroys multiple mindsets and mentalities by first depleting substantially their market and second bringing them to justice. To get more information about details of newly developing psychological experimental program, please drop me a note. I assure that patients will not be introduced to any experimental medication and only will go through the conversational and phsychotherapeutical procedures.