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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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migueca
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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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coli
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The room is actually the most important piece, more important than speakers. Which sucks majorly as houses are so expensive...
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mapman OP
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I agree room is the biggest factor and matching speakers accordingly. Then a well suited amp to drive them and lastly a good quality source which is not hard to find these days, at least with digital.

It all works in the end as long as system (including room) integration and synergy is high. Many ways to get there, some faster than others perhaps.

After that, I think the more minor tweaks that might be done often come down largely to personal preferences.

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mapman OP
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I have currently have 9 different main listening configurations available in my house in most any room (including outside). They are all "good enough" on their own in that I very much enjoy using each as is, but only one is the best among them that brings the most frequent and biggest smiles. There are ways to make them all even better I’m sure, but hey there is only so much time in the week to sit and enjoy music and maybe dabble here and there once in a while just to try something different if not necessarily better. Too bad!
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