One day I heard a sound that triggered a long forgotten memory. It took a couple of weeks to realize it was the sound from Xenon, my favorite machine from my youth. This suddenly opened the door to the world of pinball ownership. I'm learning more about it and trying to figure out the best choice for a first machine. In typical OCD fashion, I have made a list of the ones I remember playing. I just need to find a decent machine at a good price close to home to get started.
I suspect that, like other things, the rule of N+1 is going to apply to how many machines you need in your collection. We'll see where this goes.