Disciplined audiophile is like saying moderate fanatic. Contradiction in terms!
I am a disciplined audiophile ...😊 Why ?
Because i refrained my ignorant instinctual impulse need for novelty out of my audio frustration because i learned among other mechanical and electrical basics, acoustics basic concepts. I experimented with it one i get a low cost synergetical system ready to be improved ...
I became creative instead of staying a passive collectors of always costlier gear pieces and now i had great sound and no urge for any upgrade...
Then contradictions can exist in logic only when we claim that there is only two roads opposing each other ...
But a crossroad is not a contradiction it is a moment of choice : studying and experimenting ...
Or starting nowhere and going nowhere in a race to purchase or staying in place without moving listening our not so good stereo... . .😁