How good is good enough?


Most of us here cannot afford six figure prices for each component (assuming that will bring the best sound.) So how far do we want to go to improve our systems? There are always bigger fish. When does it stop? It stops when we say it stops, when our gear brings us satisfaction. To constantly strive for better sound is an endless quest, not necessarily based on the quality of our set but on our personality.

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I think that I am probably a tad diagnostically OCD, and due to that I will never ever be truly happy knowing that there is always something I could do to improve some aspect.

However, I am at a point in my life and disposable income that reality dictates that even if it is not "good enough" it is going to have to do.

I am also forced to learn the art of making more with less. Necessity is the mother of innovation, being broke is the father of creativity

Without going into dollar amounts, there is a limit on what I will spend on "anything". Just because I could afford something doesn’t mean that I will buy it. The cost limit applies more to some of my countless hobbies and less to others, but applies to all of them, nonetheless. They all reach a point of diminishing return and satisfaction for the dollar and that point varies per individual. They key is to have the wisdom to know where that point is and enjoy what you have.

@ellajeanelle ,

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference."

I'm currently happy with my modest system. I tend to spend time listening combined with playing around with room treatment and speaker placement. 

I don't see myself spending any large sums on equipment for some time but I am thinking about building a set of speakers. That is not in the pursuit of the end-game speaker but more of something to do on the weekends.