OldRestorer wrote:
How do you all deal with it? I cant be alone in this right????? Please tell me that i'm not obsessed!

Ugh....
Kirk
I think I somewhat understand.
At one point if it was a radio, test equipment or audio device that looked interesting to me I'd buy it.
I then realized I can only listen to one radio at a time so I stopped buying those except in cases where the radio is rare, unique, has a feature or band none of mine has or would most likely be the victim of a re-purposer like the Philco 118 I bought for $25 which I certainly did not need.
Audio devices I only buy what I need or if it is at a steal of a price like the McIntosh C24 preamp I got for $10.
Test equipment is a little harder as it's stuff that I can actually use and things like oscilloscopes some times it pays to have more than one channel available and sometimes more than two is beneficial.
Ultimately you need to set well defined goals.
First figure out what compels you to buy like you do.
Then set some guidelines as to what you buy.
Some guidelines I've adopted are these.
1. Do I have one that already does what I'm considering buying.
2. Do I have only one in every room where one is desired.
3. Is what I'm considering buying better than what I already have.
4. Is what I'm considering buying rare or otherwise distinctly unique or one I need for a collection of a certain manufacturer or style.
Following those guidelines and limited money keeps me from buying most things.
I sort of knew I had a problem when I paid $900 almost 10 years ago for three Goodmans midax midrange horns two Goodmans trebax tweeter horns two three way and two 2 way crossovers simply because I wanted them. They still sit unused.