Can one ever be "done" in this hobby?

Concentrate on the fine points of the MUSIC, not the SOUND and you’ll be happy.

Sorry, tried that. Didn’t work. 😢 For me SOUND=MUSIC

Real hard for me, too.

Yes, once we stop attending all those audio club meetings + stop hosting your audiophile buddied at your home.

Pretty sure my answer is quite definitely no.... doh!

Saw a listing for a set of Maggies, brand new in the box at a very fair price imho.

So yes I had to buy them as I always wondered how they may sound.

Placed them in system last night and deeply impressed, surprising bass extension and superb vocals and acoustic instruments. Another nice aspect is there is not a small listening sweet spot, I can move around the room and it sounds good in most areas, even right behind them!

I am thinking my room and its limitations especially on speaker placement actually worked much in their favour, about 3ft from back wall and 4ft from side walls and approx. 8ft apart.

Of course now I have to wonder just how much better some of the bigger Maggies might sound...…..

And on it goes!