Is it ever enough?


It strikes me that continuing to tinker can be either positive or a negative for a given individual. When I make changes intending them as a remedy for something deficient, I don’t always know if that emerges from an inability to be satisfied and happy with what I have, or as a legitimate process of improvement.
For me, the question of when is my system excellent enough to simply sit back and listen to it for the rest of my life is difficult to ascertain.
Obviously, a lot of people don’t care about this and simply enjoy trying to perfect their sound, independent of any such concerns. And, of course, there’s nothing wrong with that, or it’s opposite, which I would call being satisfied on a budget, or perhaps having the benefit of less discerning ears in terms of budgetary effect.
Anyway, I’m curious, if anyone else is interested in this topic, to hear what they think. If the topic doesn’t interest you, you’re probably better off responding to someone else’s post.
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@ebm the endless pursuit of better across myriad interests. Even brevity, you could work on that…get it down to two words…


I think personality has something to do with it as well. Some are the “set and forget” types and others the “tinkers”. It can be audio, cars, bikes, whatever. Those of us that are tinkerers, tinker with everything we have. Some one said it above, a direct interaction with our “stuff”. Sometimes, the pursuit is betterment, but other times, it’s just because we can. For those that are the “set and forget” type, I’m jealous. My life would be WAY less expensive!
Excellent question. I made the mistake of trying to improve some speakers I own. Now 5 months into it I realize I need to go back
to where I was and sh-t can the time and money I am into this
upgrade. My own fault for the way it turned out. But in the future
when everything is sounding great, I need to learn to say 'Done'.