My guess is that most of us hit a spot where our interest is dampened. I hit such a spot about 3 years ago. I hit retirement, moved to the mountains, and my passion for hiking became my primary focus. Suddenly, I had an ability to pull the trigger, on day in day out basis, something I enjoyed as much or more than music. At the same time, I was faced with the challenge of trying to integrate my first set of full range speakers into a 14 x 20 room. I worked hard, learned a lot, spent some money, but wasn't rewarded with much success. I also found that I didn't have anything new to say on the forum. I got tired of writing the same things over and over, and reading the same things over and over again. Pretty soon my listening time was mostly confined to travel time to and from hikes. Finally, I just said to myself "look, you've got a lifetime of passion for music and about 45K invested in equipment. You need to get this figured out." One of the forum discussions prompted me to investigate a possible remedy to what was wrong with the system, and a kind and knowledgeable pillar of the forum guided my through a crossover rebuild that was transformative. So, the enthusiasm and hours of listening time have been restored to historic levels. My beloved hobby is back. This is supposed to be fun, not frustration, but like any rewarding hobby, we face situations where the rewards wane and our focus shifts elsewhere for a variety of reasons. That is just how it goes. I think it is more or less normal that our interest and enthusiasm waxes and wanes.
