Audiophile Addiction

My system is in my man cave for me to enjoy, and for anyone else who cares to listen. There's nothing wrong with me having a place to veg and get away from the world, and yes, even get away from my family once in a while.
And since most of my listening time is when the family is in bed (late night and early morning), it's not practicle to have it in the open parts of the house.

All hobbies can get out of control, it's true. Just don't let it get out of control and enjoy, guilt free. You know you deserve it.
Man Caves Rule!

Dear Sebrof, my man cave is still intact and to be honest I like it that way, I do make a point to ask others in my home if they would like to join me and they decline stating the streaming audio in my AV system is just fine and in the center of the home. I'm glad their happy.

Good topic!

Any truly loved hobby is like an addiction in many ways. Everyone needs to find their own correct balance.

Perfection is in the ear of the listener. Audiophilia is an unsolvable dilemma. Realize there is no absolute sound. Its all real! Lots of it is really good. Do your homework. Make choices. Be happy!

One thing to remember in context is that moods associated with addictive behaviors tend to track in sinusoids from elation to boredom/regret. If the equipment hobby or your purchasing habits tend to drag you along this curve then consider professional help.

I agree (with the original thread)...and I'm going through the same thing, selling my equipment for the same reason. Every huge, jaw dropping improvement evaporates after few weeks and I'm left agonizing what the next upgrade/change would be. Finally realized I can justify spending all this money if it makes me happy, but it hardly ever was, it was more of an addiction, similar to gambling.... Might come back to it in the future if money will be burning holes in my pockets (not too likely). The only thing I'm keeping is my headphone set up, because for some reason I'm nowhere near as critical with headphones as I am with regular stereo equipment (where I kind of wanted it all - full range sound, huge, deep soundstage, detailed but not analytical...). I bought a cheap $180 stereo system and I'm listening to cd's that have been collecting dust since I've discovered "hi end audio". Obviously I'll be a music fan forever and I'm excited about going to RMAF later this year, but for now I gave up on audio equipment.