Many seem to be talking about their last system .

It is much more than funds. First, I have to 'see' this new system. In other words, formula first numbers will follow. See the sound then find the components to make it. Second, availability. And finally, it must be 'politically' right, including the timing. There are other projects and expenses.

I'm 54 and I'm still going.   An ideal would be to find a single system that just did everything amazing.  But I've yet to encounter such a system (at least that I can afford) so, while I always love my current system, at some point I'm checking what else is out there.

teo_audio,

In the meantime, Digital and it’s problems are misrepresenting music, and that is part of the problem. Subtle to the conscious mind but the lack of some important aspects of what pulls us in, for almost 20 years, wiped out an entire generation of aficionados before they had a chance to exist.

Ugh...these rationalisations.

If you don't care for digital, fine.  But extrapolating from your own opinion to generalization that digital can not of it's own nature musically satisfy musically other people is just nonsense. 

Digital got a lot of people even more in to high end audio.   I got back in to high end audio big time in the early 90's, as did quite a number of people I knew, virtually all of whom had switched to CDs as their source (though a few still had turntables).  And that was during something of a heyday for high end audio - remember how many audio mags there were right into the late 90's,  how thick Stereophile was given it's readership?
The vast majority of audiophiles I knew then used and (which included those in the industry, and writers as well) enjoyed digital sources.  
That goes for plenty of people now, whether it's audiophiles who are using top quality digital sources, or music lovers who stream digitally, even at lower quality.  My kids have deep connections to the music they listen to on their laptop, or phone.  And why wouldn't this be the case?  If you think back on the type of systems many of us listened to when young, e.g. 60's early 70's or whatever, people were getting off on music whether it was their transistor radio, or crappy quality turntable.   Same goes for today; millions and millions of people connect to music, however it gets to them, and there is no "technological devil" in there keeping them from being pulled in to the music.  That's just personal projection. 

I've been thoroughly entranced with my various high end systems for decades using digital as a source, and a large number of musicians, and music aficionados listening to my systems have been enthralled listening to music as I have been.  (Not to mention audiophile friends).  We are certainly "pulled in to the music."

Now, I do have a new high end turntable and LOVE it, both for the sound of vinyl and for the experience of owning and playing vinyl.   But it certainly doesn't cause me to start concocting wild theories about some secret deficiency in digital.   My digital sources still sound wonderful, and can excel over the analog, depending on source quality and other considerations. 

I did not talk about my end system.

The only end is the speaker.

Practically, it is harder for me to get better speaker than Lansche 4.1.

Some monster speaker play louder with deeper bass.

Some planar speaker may have natural soundstage.

But Lanshe 4.1 has overall balance and the best treble that I had heard of due to Plasma tweeter.

http://stereotimes.com/speak112410.shtml


 I will keep updating the front end and amplifiers.

Since my grown up children had left my spacious house(5,100 sqf), I have room for second system.

Sometimes I got temptation to get planar speaker because I had enjoyed Apogee Duetta Signature for 10 years.

Practically, I had better spend money on improving front end for Lansche 4.1.