Upgraditis?

elizabeth

Yeah, I'm that way with the Verdi Requiem. There are approximately 40 different performances, with varying orchestras, choruses, soloists, conductors and venues.     Have only spun eight of them on my (relatively) new BCD-3 and am panting to hear and compare the remainder; however, I'm probably on my last CD player - - difficult to top perceived perfection.   BTW: My latest purchase of the late Beethoven Quartets (Lindsay String Quartet) is a problematic keeper.

Sadly I have ALREADY broken my promise to myself by buying a pile of Mundorf 10 watt resistors (in various resistances, 0.33  0.68  1.0  1.5  2.2  2.7  to play around with on my Magnepans. I finally caved and stuck the OEM Magnepan  1 ohm, 10 watt resistors on the midrange. Naturally I need to experiment.  I was reading a thread here on resistors for Maggies... These Mundorf puppies are dirt cheap. $1.80 each, and depending on the writer, not as good... just as good. BETTER then $$$ versions.. So not quite a bank breaking event.                     
Never the less definite backslide.

Again, I submit that scratching the itch does not soothe it but rather only serves to exacerbate it.  After recently buying yet another Mahler 4 (Ivan Fischer this time) I found myself seriously contemplating rounding out the already substantial collection with enough versions to permit the writing, if I wanted to, of one of those completist comparative review-articles you find in magazines.  Ay!

I hope I'm not jinxing myself, but I went thru about five years of "upgraditis" and I think I'm pretty much "done" from the hardware perspective.
My system is definitely in the "diminishing returns" category, in terms of return on investment with further improvements.
As well, all my equipment is now broken in and dovetails really well with the listening room.
I've been spending my time, money and energy on educating myself about classical music, enjoy this phase of the journey very much.