Welcome!
Have been around audio for ~50 years and have a similar story - divorce then discovered the internet (wondered why all the local stereo shops had closed). Tried to warm up to SETs but too much of a speaker guy and couldn't find efficient speakers i liked (20 years ago). But along the way fell in love with the coherence of single driver speakers and from there it was a small leap to the advantages of active speakers. In 2005 built a house with new wife and got a man cave in the deal (front in audio, back is an office). Was able to spec it out as I wanted: right shape, as big as possible, well insulated, and private. Use midfield setup with commissioned transmission line floor standers with single drivers.
Literally dropped my turntable about 35 years ago so fully committed to digital ever since. Have gone the CDP, to transport/DAC, to computer/DAC, to server/DAC, and now onto a NAD M10 "streaming amplifier" all-in-one box routes which feeds my minimalistic mantra and my dread of computers. Also tried a couple of active monitors which I liked but again to scale back the hoard sold them on. Along the way read Floyd Toole's "Sound Reproduction" and learned how speakers/subs behave in-room, so now have (3) subs, (10) GIK absorption panels, use (3) tall bookcases as casual diffusers, and have Dirac Live running as icing on the cake.
