Are audiophile products designed to initially impress then fatigue to make you upgrade?

According to Phillips and Sony, who jointly introduced the audio CD format, the CD was first marketed in November 1982 in Japan and in March 1983 in Europe. I remember picking up a Sony CD player in the Akihabara district in Tokyo in 1984, because I happened to be there on business and I knew the latest and greatest models were only in Japan at that time.

Would love to see one of the 1970’s models from Kenjit’s collection...

Kenjit has never been one to let facts get in the way of the narrative.

I am not so much on a quest to upgrade,  I am just trying to assemble a system that begs to be listened to for long periods.   I am almost at the end of the journey,  just waiting for my preamp to be built.  

I am careful where and what I spend $$$ on.  

Most of the time I will only buy something I can audition at home , in my system.

It is not often that I replace something in a short period if time.    My purchases tend to be something I would want to keep for a long time. 

I agree with others in saying systems that are hard to listento probably have more to do with the room than the gear.   

Cd players used to be built to last a lifetime and the ones that were built in the 70's are still sought after

Uh, @kenjit -

"The Sony CDP-101, released in 1982, was the world's first commercially released compact disc player."