I guess for me the thrill is in both. I like reading about equipment and want to have something that sounds nice. I get a little upset with the opinion sometimes expressed on this site that unless you are spending 15,000 for a amp and 15,000 for a DAC that you are inferior or something. Supremeitis does exist but I ignore it. I have what I can afford and love the sound of my stuff. My only complaint is that I wish I could learn to relax and just listen to the music but struggling with that since I retired. I always feel like I have to be doing something. I guess I will get over that but years of hard work are hard to overcome at least for me. I thought this post appropriate as I too have sat for hours on the site and then realized I did not have any music on or headphones on. OK, now it is time to start listening to music and to find new stuff to listen to. I really want to get into classical but find the CD's confusing since I don't know what I would like.