How serious are you?

I'm with larsman in that I'm very satisfied with my present system. That, and this is kind of a clickbait question if there ever was one. I can't recall the last time I was asked how obsessed I was with something without someone thinking I needed help.

All the best,
Nonoise

@nonoise I asked how serious not obsessed necessarily but I suppose the closer to 10 one gets the more one has to wonder. 🤔

Wondering if anyone is brave enough to fess up with a 10? We know you are out there.  Claim your audiophile crown with pride!

I gave myself an 8 so get the straitjacket ready….

@mapman Every hobby has that potential to go the way of the slippery slope. I call it an obsession based on what I myself went through and am so relieved to be satisfied to the point of not even calling it a hobby anymore.

It's now more of a fulfillment and my ears have thanked me. 😉

All the best,
Nonoise

I didn't have the interest or financial means to focus my capacity for obsession on audio until about 15 years ago, so I never got as far down the rabbit hole as I might've been, had circumstances been different. 

At this point, I'm approaching the end in terms of  feeding the desire for better and better SQ. 

My system, in its present state, is "good enough". Significant improvement in sound-stage depth was the tipping point for me and ironically, I didn't have to spend a cent to achieve it -- I just played around with speaker positioning -- call it my "last gasp" of obsession     :o)

I find I no longer enjoy being obsessed. Chasing "better" is inherently a state of dissatisfaction -- a sort of  "nagging emptiness" demanding to be filled. While I once experienced this state as enlivening, now, it just feels exhausting. To be fair, I do have a tendency for OCD. Those in this hobby who are not so afflicted  may not relate to my sense of relief associated with withdrawing from "upgrade fever".  

Given the above, I'm grateful that I couldn't afford what it would cost to take my system to "the next level" and that, even if I could, the fact that my listening room is my living room would inevitably constrain the return on such an investment.   

Listening to music an 8 to 10.  Equipment about a 2.  Equipment setup around a 5 to 7.