How often do you swap out equipment in general

kurt: this past week, my mother-in-law was here from
seattle. no kidding. i started twitching after 3 days
of no sounds. i was getting ideas of what to do next
and with what, and i was getting obsessive about it. (you think??)
maybe i do need a doctor. i've only upgraded a few times
over the past 3 or 4 years, but i'm constantly switching
crap. i just wanted to see how nuts how i was, relative
to the rest of my peeps.

Jorgeparrapuppy:
you sound "normal" to me ;)

It totally depends on how much money I have available. If I've got the dough and the price is right, I'll pull the trigger.

I'm saving my money and waiting for a heavily discounted great deal on a set of Genesis 1.1 speakers. It could be years before this happens, but I'm in no hurry.

I've been pretty good for going on a year. I am still trying to decide which digital player to go to, and will buy the upgraded PSU for my phonostage when it hits near the end of the year. The thought of getting behind the rack and tearing everything down every month or so sounds to much like work to me.

Hardly ever - maybe every two years. I will not swap stuff unless I can audition first. And I've hardly ever auditioned something I prefer over my current set up. That is why I no longer consider my self an audiophile. Turns out I am just a musicphile in search of gear to improve my enjoyment of music - all music, not just audiophile grade recordings. My gear is just a hammer to nail the music.