Can an “audiophile” ever be satisfied with a system?

i know several audiophiles whom are very satisfied with their systems of late

having been laid off due to covid seems to have improved their hearing - not to mention their appreciation of their systems!   :)

After many decades of trying this, that, and the other, I have been closing in on extreme happiness with a very simple system
* Source Oppo 105 with updated power supply section* EVS 1200 dual mono AS1200 modules with lots of mods (BUT, am in anticipation of hearing a LSA Voyager GaN amp)
* Emerald Physics Open Baffle Speakers (currently 3.4s, which are amazing with most music, but in my 20 x 35 x 12 room some music needs more bass. To resolve that I am expecting 2.8s today. Same 12" concentric midrange plus 2 @ 15" carbon fiber woofers per side* Core Power 1800 for cleaning up the electric power
* WireWorld Series 8 speaker cables and Interconnects* TekLine Power cords+ 4 Argent Room Lenses

@mglik a "huge" difference, no. Noticeable? Probably, but for sure the Tri Planar is a very cool arm and well designed. Nothing like pride in ownership. Next you need a pair of Ralph's MA 2 amplifiers:)

I bought my first turntable this past June (well since I was 13, so 40 years since..

Anyway, I started with a Rega P6, then I quickly upgraded to the P8 and now I have the P10, with a very noticeable improvement each step up (I had the 6 and the 8 in my room, then the 8 and the 10 at the same time). I didn’t lose any money since it was from the same dealer and all within the very generous return period.

Now I just upgraded the cart in the P10 from the Apheta3 to the Aphelion2 and I was blown away by the very real and increased sense of immediacy of dynamics. So I think im done for now until Rega releases an upgrade to either table or cart ;)

Oh I did the same thing with the Audioquest Niagara PC. Bought the 1200, then the 3000, and now i have the 5000. Lol. Ive owned different PCs over the decades but the performance of this design is very special.