Can one ever be "done" in this hobby?

Aw shucks
Where would GK go then?
😁😁😁😁

"Now, can we PLEASE get back to the topic at hand?? All this friendly chitchat is going to cause all the serious audiophiles to quit the forum..."

Topic at hand is "serious audiophiles" quitting. Isn’t it?

As I was opening the page the right side was advertisement for....ubereats.com. Long reach of uberwaltz who is getting cleaned of audiophilia.

"Where would GK go then?"

To Michael Green's Tuneland website (which is something different from computer game for children that Google prefers).

Yes, At the end of your life (say 67) when hopefully your kids are on their own and you did well financially and have money to blow you can set up your Ultimate Hi Fi. Then you can spend the rest of your money on records. Well, maybe the occasional cartridge and tube.

I do envy those nice normal people who find a good set-up and just enjoy their records for the next 10-20 years.
I've been able to squeeze two + years out of one very good rig.
Speakers have been the longest lasting components in my house at four years.
Good speakers are much harder to find (and carry and ship...)  than the electronics.
We're playing, that's what we do.
Our stereos are better than anything 99% of the people have.