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rvpiano

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I was on the audiophile merry go round of never being satisfied with my system, compulsively tweaking and changing equipment, searching for perfection  for quite a number of years. But despite all the conflict I have come out of the ordeal with a system that, I  can honestly say, portrays the music accurately.  So in many ways,  it wasn’t a waste of time and money.
 The trick is,  once you have found a system that satisfies you, stop agonizing over the sound. You’ve reached Nirvana, where all you have to do is sit back and enjoy your music in glorious sound. If there are sound defects, SO WHAT!  The fault is NOT in your system. You’ve reached your system’s benchmark sound and anything that strays from that is the fault of the medium. Even ENJOY the faulty track for the great music that lies within.  I’m sure you’ll even find some  niceties of sound that exist.   
I'm not saying that I’ll never buy another “upgrade.”  But, as of now, I don’t see the need.
For those who listen only for SQ, enjoy the quest.
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larsman
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@mihorn - Personally, I'd never care about 'perfect original sound'; not being in the studio with the producer, I would have no idea what that was, and it might not sound good in my listening room. I just want something that sounds good to me with details and a bit of excitement thrown in.. 

mihorn
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arsman

@mihorn - Personally, I'd never care about 'perfect original sound'; not being in the studio with the producer, I would have no idea what that was, and it might not sound good in my listening room. I just want something that sounds good to me with details and a bit of excitement thrown in.. 

I started hi-end audio like you.

I always have a pretty big audio system from late 70's. I was happy with those sounds 1st 20 years. However, when I have money and time, I wanted have a serious sound system and I wasted money and effort like many people. If I knew that there is a limit in sound (all recordings are flawed), I could save lots of time and money.

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sgordon1
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Maybe a measure of satisfaction is when average quality recordings sound “good,” and lousy recordings sound “tolerable.”  The great recordings are icing on the cake.

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bassbuyer
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Good discussion.  I find this hobby is a journey not a destination and I like tweaking my system and adding different systems.  My main system is the best it’s ever been  and so I’m happy listening to my music.  There’s always new equipment coming out and that’s part of the fun for me.  As long as it’s not FOMO but enjoying the journey I’m good.  As Hans says, enjoy the music.  

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