Buying Unnecessary Stuff

I have been looking at a pair of bookshelf speakers for a long time. These are the KEF LS50 Meta, and they are very highly rated. For Black Friday, they are on sale for $1,000 per pair. For the longest time, the price was $1,600 per pair. I believe my very old McIntosh amplifier can drive the speakers. However, I already have many (mediocre) amplifiers and speakers. Right now, I do not even have the same speaker connected to the McIntosh. The left channel has a JBL speaker, and the right channel has an Infinity. These are both large eight inch two-ways and sound satisfactory.

In the past, I have been careful with buying stuff, especially non-essential things like electronics. This was mainly because I created financial budgets and plans for work, but also I was poor. Now that I can afford things, it is tempting to go out and just buy stuff I have always wanted. I have some leeway, but that could be very bad if I want to retire.

In the end, I need to decide what I want to do after retirement. Sitting around listening to music is attractive, but I have good wireless headphones and that feels like a berter choice. I also have another audio system in the family room with decent psb/Polk audio apeakers. I guess I am afraid to get hooked since high-end audio equipment can be very expensive.

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Ugh, the struggle is real. I just checked Amazon again and instead of Monday, the delivery date is now December 8th. The “seller” also changed from Crutchfield to The KEF Store. I went directly to the KEF site and had a pair of black LS50’s in the cart, but I opted out again. They are great speakers, and the price is low. I have another month to think about it.