Elizabeth I hope you can continue your presence here. I've enjoyed your posts. A thought. What's really exciting to do, at least for me, is find really good vintage equipment in the wild for almost no money at all at thrift stores. The challenge is to assemble amazing systems that approach your keeper one. There are endless combinations. You can give whole amazing systems away to people who want to get into the hobby or sell them for $200 or less to recapture your outlay. The excitement of the hunt and finding things in the wild can be a thrill. You'll also get amazing CDs or LPs on the process. Could be a cure for your ennui.