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

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."

When I sold stereo equipment in the 1980's, we had a Cerwin Vega knock off (5 inch woofer, ported, etc) that was all boom and highs. Sounded great to the teenagers who came in for their first stereo and played the latest  Alice Cooper, AC/DC or Led Zepplin.  We did try and sell them good stuff, but the good stuff sounded bland to them and they never took our advice. I even had a friend who brought the knock offs instead of the Mirage speakers we had, which were damn good.

Today? I think there is a little, but damn, if you like screeching highs and big bottoms, so be it. I'm talking speakers here of course....