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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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fdroadrunner
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There is value in the pursuit, the tinkering, but I look forward to a day when I will be content; I'm just not sure I'll get there.
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audioguy85
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Yup, if the recording sucks, or a particular pressing sucks, I don’t care how much you spend on your system...it will still suck...no truer words were ever spoken...people in this hobby need to eventually come to terms with their income/budget...eventually, it starts to become a bit insane as far as what you are spending, and constantly trading up. I’ve come to terms, and feel that what I presently own will suffice. However, I am still not ruling out that brand new Linn Sondek TT...maybe some day...😁
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m669326 OP
330 posts
 
FD,,, exactly.
 I think that contentedness can be approached externally through attempting to provide particular circumstances, which is hard to manage and often  transient, or it can be a function of internal attitude, which can evolve to be able to be more content independent of circumstances.
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m669326 OP
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Perhaps a two-pronged approach gives us the best chance.
mikelavigne
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i’m at that end game point in my system building journey......and am about to retire in a year or so. so it’s asset allocation time. do i want to continue to have as much in my hifi commitment (including my separate hifi building), or do i cash in some hifi chips and switch my focus to other pass-times?

i have worked 6 days a week for almost 50 years.....hifi was my life balance i could do every day to recover. but without my work stress will hifi continue to occupy my time enough to pull it's weight in my life balance?

sure; i could still make small system changes to what i have, but it would be sideways moves to do just to keep my fires burning......and my hifi muscles loose.

check back in 12-18 months and we will see.

it might have been ’enough’. :-)

and my ’enough’ i think is plenty.
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