Qualities Of An End-game System

A lot of us, it is the journey, not the final destination 

@hilde45 

New experiences changed my feelings. They alerted me to richer experiences I could strive for. 

I suppose the statement is still true, but I made the mistake of thinking I felt something capable of ending my search and I was wrong.

The above might be said describing many types  of "journeys" -- not just audio.

You answered your own question.  You don't need this bunch to obfuscate, confuse your judgment!   You done did good.

Qualities of an end game system:

- Speakers disappear

- The room disappears

- The listener disappears, his mind is shut down/gone.

- There is nothing left but the perception of falling into an abyss filled with music.

- The listener doesn’t know where any of the music came from, but, it is all inside of him. Sex, drugs, etc can’t come even remotely close to such an experience of pure audio nirvana.

If your system can’t do that (whatever it may be), you have no end game.

... And what do you do once you’ve reached this point? Where do you go from here?

For some, the hobby is in enjoying the trip, not in reaching the final destination.