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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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For me:

As long as I smile when the music plays, I am happy.

As long as I don't feel like doing something other than listening, I am happy.

As long as I have other financial burdens in life that take priority over indulging in new gear just for the sake of upgrading, I am happy.

As long as I can listen to a poor-quality recording, and hear through the flaws, and instead feel like I am hearing what the artist and recording/mastering engineers were trying to accomplish, I am happy.

As long as any music I want is available in at least one format that my system can play, I am happy.

And, yes, I am happy right now, and have been since my last audio purchase in 2013. 

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mapman OP
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Good sound has a physiological effect on me.   It relaxes me and makes me feel good.   Then I know.   I'm not a doctor so would not even attempt to explain how this works.  Its a kind of love I suppose.
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mapman OP
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There is not much progress without obsession. Obsessing on something good or positive that is. There is always the opposite. Any obsession can probably go out of control and become detrimental eventually if allowed.
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"As long as I can listen to a poor-quality recording, and hear through the flaws, and instead feel like I am hearing what the artist and recording/mastering engineers were trying to accomplish, I am happy."

That's a great one.  Spoken like a true OHM man, B.
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"God's greatest gift to mankind (followed closely by dogs ;-). "

I'd add family and leave it at that.

My dog loves to sit calmly and listen to my hifi. with me.    Go figure.  He's a typical hyper Jack Russell Terrier....does not happen very often.
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