Ugrade-itis - is there a cure?


If, by some "dark magic" you woke up one day and your system sounded the best you've ever heard it - AND - better than the best system you had ever listened to in a high priced audio store, would you still want to upgrade your components?

If the answer is yes - are you...
  1. an "Audio shop-o-holic"
  2. or just curious as whether that new component will make a difference 
If you are #2 - if you bought a new component and it made NO improvement - would you stop uprading?

Just curious :-)
williewonka
I like to upgrade until i'm looking over a cliff that is impractical to cross: 

eg: I have heard every headphone and headphone amp on earth and the only way to get more is big money electrostatic= i'm done. 
eg: I have bought the latest DSLRs and lenses out there, the only way to improve is to switch to mirrorless= I'm done, 
eg: I just upgraded my dac, speakers, interconnnects, and amp and I'm in listening heaven, but it's possible to improve with a power re generator, it's possible to improve with better cables, it' s possible to improve with a better music server, it's possible.... but i could spend alot of money going nowhere= it's time to stop. 
Tastes often change over time... today you like rock... in 3 years blues... in 3 more years jazz...


No doubt that each change will likely mandate a tweak to optimize the sound for the latest preference.


There is a solution...get a different hobby... one that doesn’t involve music. 
Good subject!
You probably get to a point where buying top grade vinyl pressings is the best way to upgrade - you get better sound and increase your library.
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I'm a newbie and I really enjoyed reading these posts. I'm just starting but my equipment is pretty good and I hope I can go slow and improve without getting too crazy. Thanks guys.  Doug