[bowei006]

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I have had two periods of remission, both lasting 2 years, in which I was satisfied with my setup. However both times it was broken by a friend asking for recommendation on headphones to buy. It is cyclical and I hope to go back into remission soon.

happened to me too. here i am ...happy. friend asks. i go research... and what do you know. FiiO, Schiit, audinist, Denon AHD's...how do i escape?

 

[hodgjy]

I enter remission whenever I get too busy with work to visit this site for months.  Then, when I come back, my wallet gets emptied.

 

[bowei006]

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I enter remission whenever I get too busy with work to visit this site for months.  Then, when I come back, my wallet gets emptied.

same happened to me and it's fun comming back, posintg and then gaining rank and getting those 

 
moments when you do
 

 

[Navyblue]

Jokes aside. We all move on with our lives, what seemed like an obsession at one point might be a non-interest later on.
 
I have five bank account draining hobbies, they tend to be cyclical and I move from one to another depending the interest at the time. However, I find that the cycle keeps getting shorter and some of my "hobbies" ( I don't know if it can be still considered as one) has become dormant. Here they are, in the order that I caught them.
 
- computers and gadgets (dormant)
- musical instruments (dormant)
- reef aquarium (dormant)
- photography (semi active)
- audio (semi active)
 
However, gear acquisition syndrome, IMO, is not as simple as a hobby or interest. I think it is a manifestation it is of broader materialism, at least for me.
 
When I need to buy a computer, for example, I still go for the "good" stuffs, but I don't sweat about it everyday. I used to be crazy of playing music, but those musical instruments are more like decors today. I still own a reef tank, but they are in a state of minimal maintenance. I still took photos, but I no longer care much about lenses and stuffs and enjoy what actually matters. The same thing goes with audio. Also, Part of the reason that I stopped buying gears is that I think I have the stuffs that I can't afford (or unwilling to pay, which I hope I will remain unwilling) their upgrades.

 

[bowei006]

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Jokes aside. We all move on with our lives, what seemed like an obsession at one point might be a non-interest later on.
 
I have five bank account draining hobbies, they tend to be cyclical and I move from one to another depending the interest at the time. However, I find that the cycle keeps getting shorter and some of my "hobbies" ( I don't know if it can be still considered as one) has become dormant. Here they are, in the order that I caught them.
 
- computers and gadgets (dormant)
- musical instruments (dormant)
- reef aquarium (dormant)
- photography (semi active)
- audio (semi active)
 
However, gear acquisition syndrome, IMO, is not as simple as a hobby or interest. I think it is a manifestation it is of broader materialism, at least for me.
 
When I need to buy a computer, for example, I still go for the "good" stuffs, but I don't sweat about it everyday. I used to be crazy of playing music, but those musical instruments are more like decors today. I still own a reef tank, but they are in a state of minimal maintenance. I still took photos, but I no longer care much about lenses and stuffs and enjoy what actually matters. The same thing goes with audio. Also, Part of the reason that I stopped buying gears is that I think I have the stuffs that I can't afford (or unwilling to pay, which I hope I will remain unwilling) their upgrades.

I also have stages. i seperate them more specifically thought but yes, just like you when i switch stages. the others become less important. like when u stop going. oh that lenses or something like that. My last stage was mobile hardware and software. Going about and talking about ARM and stuff like that