I like extreme high end stuff…I read magazines about the latest Ferraris and McLarens and Rockports (the speakers, not the shoes…although I'm sure the shoes are fine) and Richard Milles. I own 2 sort of high performance German cars (although one is a turbo Mini) that make me think I'm James Bond-esque, and both weren't expensive. For my silly watch obsession I just bought an Oris "Diver 65" retro thing for 1/24th the cost of a vintage Rolex Submariner "Red Letters" I saw in a shop in NYC last week (at a Ralph Lauren store…insane). And the Oris is friggin' cool…My "listening" rig (as opposed to my recording rig that I also listen to, but differently) is a pile of things bought mostly used but somewhat vetted…and many components like cables were insanely inexpensive relative to new…and it all sounds astonishingly fabulous all the time, and if something doesn't seem up to snuff I replace it. Less extreme (read "cheaper") hifi gear can astonish in the proper context with careful setup, and, for me anyway, finding those "gems of tone" is more fun than opening my wallet for new stuff I simply don't think I need.