Number of yrs. to reach the finished line?

Addiction or not, if it is more or less under control it's OK.

I don't think the love of music and audio is really an addiction . Those that have had a real addiction will no what I mean .

could someone define what "finish line " means ?

is it contentment with the sound oy our stereo system?

is it the satisfaction of your sonic criteria, as confirmed by the sound of your stereo system?

or is it the correspondence or lack thereof between the sound of an instrument on a recording to the sound of the same instrument, unrecorded ?

Finished with buying / selling and searching for the perfect sound.

Enjoying the fruit of your labor when you turn on your system and not going into a travail for some new Footers for your dac.

I have accepted the limitations of my listening space. So, not long ago I dialed back on gear a bit. Any future purchases will be a lateral move out of curiousity.