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New Audiophile going crazy

Hello,
I've always been a music fan, play guitar and have dedicated HT, stadium seating and so on.  Beginning in about November I started collecting some vintage equipment.  A Kenwood receiver from the 70's, a nice Adcom amp
(GFA-555), Sonic Frontiers SFL-1 Signature.  Apparently that was just the taste I needed because I went into high gear at that point.  B&W 802's (series 80's), 805 Nautilus, HTM2 center and a thumping B&W sub.  I constructed a 2-channel system for my home office made of McIntosh C28 pre, a 2105 amp, Rega P3 and Pioneer 707 R2R and full set of Dalquist DQ-10 (sub unit and crossover) all in mint condition. And of course, all the Audioquest cabling to connect it all.  To go with all those Bowers & Wilkins I picked up a Mac MX135 and a MC7108 just this weekend.  House is wired for two channel in every room already so the multi-zone seemed a good choice.
Now, I'm sitting here looking at projectors to re[place the one in the theater.  I've become quite consumed with upgrading all my equipment.

That's since Thanksgiving.  Is there any hope for me?  I have to get this "Obsession" under control.  Any advice?
:-)
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teo_audio
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When you start using a bathroom for equipment storage because you have run out of room elsewhere you are hardcore!


been there.

It was the upstairs en suite bathroom. Two sinks, etc, big enough to hold a party in.

full to the door with equipment.

What about the rest of the house?

Don’t ask. If you need a visual, think "bomb goes off in an audio museum".

When I say I’ve owned at least 200 pairs of speakers, think exactly that. At least 200.

I remember nearly wrecking a set of Klipsch Kg2.2 speakers. I was trying to bring them into the house and tripped over the set of Boston a-70’s that were underfoot in the foyer.... as there was no other place to put them. The foyer was already full, you see... 

Like the man said in 'The Hunt for Red October': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-JA1ffd5Ms

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