When is your Hifi good enough?


Just wondering what makes people tick in regards to determining when things sound "good enough"?

For me I have a vision in my mind of how things should sound based on what I have heard over the years.  Once it sounds that way, I am done.   I can still enjoy listening to other sounds or sounds that omit some things I might want otherwise but if I do not get regular samplings of "that sound" I probably start to wonder.
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...you'll know it when it hits you.

It's kind of like falling in love.  You realize that you have something very good...not perfect, but probably better than most and you're happy with it.
Again:

"Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be audiophiles" 
or
"Women don't let your husbands become audiophiles"

I had to return my music server back to the factory to have the hard drive re-imaged (corrupted OS).  I have a laptop streaming Tidal, but they don't have many of my favorite albums.  One of my buddies turned me on to the virtues of a dedicated "CD transport", so I snagged one and it has put a wide smile on my face.

I was toying with replacing my music server (in the event my existing one needed a new hard drive, power supply or motherboard), and found that Aurender has a very nice unit (my guy sells those).  But I think I'll hold off for a while.

I can't believe I'm saying that, "I think I'll hold off for a while"...I guess my wife's eyes won't roll for a while...
When the significant other is being significant for a change

I can find love in a modest class A amp and certain efficient speakers and such system synergy money cant surpass the natural sweetness of it.  
Any system is more than enough AND no system will ever be enough.
Music is our joy and makes us jump, sing along, dance and play air instruments; Any system is enough to discover new music or to enjoy our favorite songs - I remember listening to cassettes on my Walkman and how effusively happy I was! 
But curiosity and knowledge lead us on an endless journey through infinite possibilities where no HiFi system will ever be enough.
In the end I guess it all depends on some factors that change from person to person: are we in the quest for all the music we can absorb in our short life? Or are we giving full attention to equipment instead of music? And also: how deep is our pocket and what are our priorities in life? 
 I have a nice system and I'm quite happy with it; I now favor music over gear; BUT  still plan to improve the system. It's a never ending story...
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