Have you ever tried a pair of speakers and said this Is the last thing I will ever need.

It can be exhausting however wolf.  Chasing your tail can make ya dizzy!

Agree!!  Stay curious.  Whether it's your religious or political beliefs, technology, new music...whatever, remain open to new ideas and trying new things.  I too have been in this hobby for decades and remain fascinated with new products, new technology and the possibility of better sound in my listening room.  Having said that I can understand the frustration of the "merry-go-round".  There is a fine line between the joy of trying new equipment and the frustration of never feeling completely satisfied with your system.  Part of the fun of this hobby is the hunt.  Most changes I have made in my system were not the result of any perceived limitations of my system but were simply motivated by curiosity.  

I am not necessarily ready to "settle down" with my system but when I do the math  based upon my age and disposable income, I am running out of time and opportunities to turn over equipment.  For that reason, I am more focused on making right decisions.  I hope my recent purchase of a pair of Vandersteen Quatro speakers will offer me a degree of lasting musical enjoyment...but certainly there is not guarantee.   I do want to upgrade parts of the rest of my system to enhance and compliment the new speakers.  In the past when time was not an issue I do feel I was on a "merry-go-round", replacing parts of my system willy nilly with no particular end in sight.  Time is the enemy of us all...

Own and have owned many loudspeakers over the years, but once I found the Quad ESL57, my relentless audio "upgrading" and discussion about same more or less came to an end

you cannot deny the continued improvement in speakers over time

that doesn't mean you should change them frequently - I forget how long I kept my DCMs, but my Vandersteens' only lasted me 15 years.

Now, my maggies are just 20 years old but the newer ones give me the urge to upgrade

dave b...*L* Sarcastic, yes...twit, hardly.  But thanks for the poet laureate thought. ;)  I strive in my way...

After various iterations of speakers, and the lust for some beyond reach, it dawned on me that 'chasing the bleeding edge' in speaker tech had become the playing field of those more well-heeled than I.  That, and having more pressing issues for the income I've managed to rise to and the 'disposable element'  of it to apply to my hobby....which, at the end of the day, is what it is...

Don't get me wrong, dear sir.  I applaud those who can apply themselves to 'the chase', and have the means, the will, and the desire to do so.  Some collect stamps, exotic cars, 'luxury wives', whatever floats one's boat.  If drawn to spend Xk$ on exotic cables and the trappings of 'hi-end audio', have at it with a vengeance.  I might be drawn towards that as well, given different circumstance.

IMHO (and it is, ultimately), the configurations of equipment in a given space and how it sounds to one's ears becomes so complex that arriving at an agreement as to it's 'perfection' becomes so personal an issue that there's never going to be total subjective acceptance of 'perfection' having been reached.  Coupled with the fact that, sadly, our ears decline with the rest of the organism....although the entity between them will still argue that point. ;)  Twas always thus...

For myself, I've a odd collection of audio this 'n that, things that amuse me.  My current activity in the 'hobby' is DIY'ing Walsh speakers....the Real Ones, not the versions offered by Ohm.  I could discuss that at length with you and anyone else for that matter, but this is not the time or place to engage in that.  But that's what 'floats my boat', instead of endlessly discussing 'speaker cable qualities' and which is 'best'...

But in terms of the OP's original question, YES, I have an opinion.  It's just not what y'all might expect or see at the next audio extravaganza...*S*

Hmmm....sarcastic, well, yeah....opinionated, definitely...poet, no.  This is not poetry.  Words like the foil used in fencing, Yes. *G*  En garde...;)