No, I don't have a great sound, I have a not too bad mid-fi probably $17k or so sound. I don't know how much things cost when new. I bought only two components new - cartridge and a pair of interconnects, $500 and $1k respectively.
It really gets expensive so I decided to hold it where it is now for the moment.
But I will keep upgrading for as long as I enjoy music and good sound.
If I had $25k for new speakers I wouldn't know what to get, by the way.