If there’s an audiophile exit ramp, this ain’t it…

@kingbarbuda —

try to monetize several pieces into one really nice piece to lower my box count.

good strategy, I’ve done the same, although the purchase always precedes the selling :(  Do you still have the itch to tweak?

@heretobuy —

It's sort of like a heroin addiction if your habit was limited by your income and you could sell your old heroin

I think used heroin may be worth more than the gear I’m selling now 😭, sadly

Hello,
It sounds like you need a new power cables and some IsoAcoustic or Townshend gear. I say get demoing. What else have you got going on?

I tend to hit a spot with all of my hobbies where I think I won’t spend another cent, because I am in a good place with all of them but my reading or Forum discussions stimulate the desire to purchase.  For example, I listen to Classical Music and read magazines that review recordings.  Every time I tell myself that I don’t need a new cycle of Beethoven recordings, about 3 months later I break down.  Streaming has helped curb the impulse purchases but since it exposes me to more music I haven’t really saved any money.  Any way, why should Audio be different?

@redwoodaudio thanks!

All hobbies are money pits but as long as you’re not falling into the other addition like behavors, it’s just a hobby, not an addiction.

--Damaging relationships with other?

--Doing it while alone?

--Effecting your work?

--Secretiveness.

--Lying.

--Financially unpredictable, perhaps having large amounts of cash at times but no money at all at other times.

Damn! Instead of watching Dancing with the stars with my wife, I load CD’s to my Zenith and read What-Hifi?

I love listening to music alone!

Hasn’t gotten to "work" work yet, but definitely effectiving house work.

I absolutely will never tell my wife how much my new i-amp cost!!!!

Haven’t gotten there yet... Yet!

Still have plenty of money, but feel like I could be doing more with the money I have.

Shit! This is basically an addiction.

But again, all I need is a new TT and then I’m done. Gonna sell everything else off in the great purge.

Good luck everyone!