Can one ever be "done" in this hobby?

Dohanian.

Methinks you are correct and that has been said before in the thread.

I would like to think I am not at a stage with my gear that I can concentrate on the other side of the hobby which is just the music and enjoy.

However sites like this and Ebay do not help resist the temptation … lol.

Do items like new cartridges for existing turntables count as upgrades or can I just consider them "essential needs"!

thecarpathian,

I may be wrong but I remember Alfa Romeo Spiders having just that written on them (except the number for displacement, or Veloce on some iterations, maybe Graduate in the U.S.A. to capitalize on the movie, etc.). I think Alfa Romeo model was actually called Spider while some other brands had "model+ spider" (124 Spider, for example). Sort of, Alfa Romeo Spider pinpointing to just one model.

I just remembered how we ended up with this topic. It was because of the Queen song. Ok, not too far from audio.

Also, no matter what model the car, it must have had a stereo in it....the question is, did Roger Taylor feel the need to upgrade it? (Just trying to stay on topic, lest I offend any audio deities looking down upon me...)

thecarpathian,

I’d guess he did need to make it louder. Double the amount if it was convertible. I am not sure how it affected soundstage, though, but there was a fuse box in the front so miracles were just a pop of the cover away.

My system has been unchanged since late 2015. I am quite content and quite done. At this point the only changes I anticipate are a new phono cartridge one day (I’ve had my cartridge well over a decade) and repairs, when and if necessary.