It's perfectly normal. I went through a one or two rigs fairly quickly before a great guy like @sorrodje stepped up and put me on to the scent. I found these two very old HF posts by "aerius" helpful: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sound-preferences-and-priorities.70068/ https://www.head-fi.org/threads/understanding-and-battling-upgradeitis.70046/
I don't know about abandoning orthos, or even estats. Good stuff comes along or you have an itch for something, and you're sucked right back in.
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