Great post!
i wil only add that to enjoy music we must forget price tag and put in place the necessary acoustic condition in a room to enjoy the experience... And this has NOTHING to do with price tag....
A dedicated room is the only luxury in audio....
As someone that works in a studio for a living, I am around equipment that dwarfs the cost of any audiophile equipment setup so I don’t bother with the pissing contest in audiophile circles because it loses the point of it all: to simply enjoy the music.