Ugrade-itis - is there a cure?


If, by some "dark magic" you woke up one day and your system sounded the best you've ever heard it - AND - better than the best system you had ever listened to in a high priced audio store, would you still want to upgrade your components?

If the answer is yes - are you...
  1. an "Audio shop-o-holic"
  2. or just curious as whether that new component will make a difference 
If you are #2 - if you bought a new component and it made NO improvement - would you stop uprading?

Just curious :-)
williewonka

Never trust an audiophile who says he's "done," until he's six feet under ;-)

There is no cure I am aware of, nor should there be. When you are done you are already "six feet under", in a manner of speaking.
As for the expenses, many other things are just as or more expensive. The trick is to be able to keep it under control, this doesn't mean stop.
I keep hunting for best pressings too.
I am very fortunate in that I am entirely satisfied with my system which incidentally has seen no changes since 2015 aside from a repair and software update. I have no plans to change components and figure that one day I’ll have to replace my decade plus old phono cartridge. These days the $ I spend on this hobby is all devoted to getting more music. To me, reaching that point means you’ve made it! And I have. 
Ugrade-itis - is there a cure? 

Sure. Until the second system could sound a little bit better if I only.........
It’s a hobby. There is no perfect system. I find that new stuff makes my records sound new again. And really I have audio stuff to listen to music, so if new stuff reinvigorates music I enjoy, it’s a huge win. The new stuff is not necessarily better, it’s just different. I like vintage audio these days so I have a parameter of sound I am going for.  The only reason to stop (other then money of course) is that you’re no longer curious. It happens.