Is it time to just quit?

Other than purchasing a few tweaks now and then I'm basically at a point where I'm simply enjoying the music and looking through the Audiogon forums daily.

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.  

Thank you all.. I appreciate the kindness. I think I was having some 'holiday blues'... And the post spending blahs. The added excitement of buying stuff.. once it is over...  Then the holiday, and soon to be holidays.
Again thank you all.

Elizabeth as I understand it you have a love of music, time available to enjoy it, , a huge music library and a great setup to do it with.   I envy you!   Just take time stop and smell the roses.   Maybe try to gear down on the spending if that is causing stress.   If not, then have at it.  Downsizing is always an option as well.  You've accumulated a lot of knowledge on these things.  You might even be surprised at how good things might sound for less if needed.

   Cheers!

Not quite what it is that you want or expect from these forums?

Still some great members posting pretty regular and a good mix of useful threads for educational purposes. ... Lol.

As far as equipment, I sure as heck wish I could stop the spending!

But it is all too easy to get sucked in to the next big thing especially while perusing these forums!

Was reading a tuner thread and had to slap my face to prevent me looking for ones for sale!

So just relax and enjoy the music on your very nice system.

And keep on trucking here, not much is occurring on the "insider" forums trust me!