Hi my name is David and I have an addiction problem.

You've barely scratched the surface.  Wait until you get into tubes and vinyl.

I'd like to think that I'm done for quite some time once my DPS arrives for my Gilmore Lite, because then I'll have arrived at a killer mid-fi rig. Maybe I'll pick up a k701 for a change... We'll see.

Go, go, go! You know you want more.... :p

um...  nah.

i don't spend any money on head-fi. 

Just wondering when all of the pill pushing companies are going to jump on board and create a designer drug just for this type of addiction? Or maybe they already have? I could use a few of those pills myself!

Truth be told
 

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Originally Posted by debitsohn 

just pop a pill and get the new equipment excitement feel?  dont give someone the idea... we'll all be broke with no real equipment!

Take it slow, if you get in, there is no getting out unless you suddenly lose interest or find another hobby that interests you even more. But getting in doesnt mean constant upgrades and purchases, make informed decisions, enjoy your gear for a while, then look at the next step.

I for one always go in phases, if I chose to change headphones, I'll wait a bit for the amp, and then the DAC, and then cables, and then maybe back to headphones. I never buy two components at the same time, this keeps things interesting at every stage and also gives you room to breathe in the middle financially.

I've bought a decent amount of gear, and at one time had way too many headphones, amps, sources, etc.  Much of that was the learning process and needing to own gear for awhile at home before I could get of sense of its qualities as well as a sense what I liked and what I felt was lacking.  At some point about a year ago, I hit the "good enough" level, and decided on a main home rig, an office rig, a computer rig, and a portable rig, and sold the rest.  I have one thing on order, and I may pick up something down the line if it really interests me, but once I found the sound I was looking for, the desire to buy and try just disappeared. 

I rather have an upgrading addiction on desktop/ laptop, the difference i noticed on headphone addiction is once i own the headphones that i want i want to upgrade for more. Its different than a laptop right now I'm using my m15x and I'm quite happy with it but with my headphones. i cannot stop at all I'm looking for a closed 500-800$ headphones but right now i am also interested with the HE5/LE which is ortho and quite open and not the one im looking for, i also just bought a new tube amp here its like craving for something every day every minute.. every second .. ohh lawdy when will this stop

I hear ya!

It seems like a never-ending journey to audio nirvana