Do you spend more time analyzing the sound of your system, worrying it could be better?

@jerryg123 , my racing days are over but we do have a bunch of tracks in the area.  Yes, it does look like Audi has positively influenced Ducati's quality but my 999S never gave me any trouble. IMHO the best looking bike Ducati currently makes is the 950S. 

My Diavel is faster in a straight line than your Panigale V4! Old men can still go fast! 

Analyze everything? Awareness? Doesn't mean you have to buy new stuff but what audio geek isn't listening carefully? 

I enjoy merely listening to my pile for the most part.

It's only when I'm into 'serious listening hour' with my diy efforts that I get picky.

That's also done when spouse is 'elsewhere', since listening to test tones, sweeps, or the same passage X times can make her crazy.

SAF around here has an expanded definition....;)

No complaints here, but it’s always fun try new stuff…

This is a good place to vent. I started the year with a Marantz SR6014 receiver, Fluance turntable, ortofon bronze cart, Vincent PHO 301 phono stage and Polk LSi 703 speakers and all was part of a modest home theater system. I was never quite satified with the sound for vinyl listening and it was ok for movies and such and it wow’d most people who listened. It started with upgrading my cart to a ortofon black and it got away from me chasing sound. I have ended with the same receiver but now have KEF R3s with all KEF surround, Rega Planar 3, Hana ML Microline cart, Rega Aria phonostage, Rega Elex-R integrated amp to separate my hometheater and vinyl listening. I went down a rabbit hole chasing this "audiophile" sound. It sounds AMAZING but then I was in a audio shop just the other day and the guy put on Eric Clapton playing through a McIntosh amp and some gear that was easily $20,000 or more combined. One has to stop and say, just enjoy the f**king music.