Wasted Years.

Reminds me of the famous quote in the field of biology by Albert Szent-Györgyi:

“In my quest for the secret of life I started my research in histology. Unsatisfied by the information that cellular morphology could give me about life, I turned to physiology. Finding physiology too complex, I took up pharmacology. Still finding the situation too complicated, I turned to bacteriology. But bacteria were even too complex, so I descended to the molecular level, studying chemistry and physical chemistry. After twenty years' work, I was led to conclude that to understand life we have to descend to the electronic level and to the world of wave mechanics. But electrons are just electrons and have no life at all. Evidently on the way I lost life; it had run out between my fingers.”

Happy listening!

I wasted years of enjoyment by not experimenting with acoustic treatments.

I think you can have your cake and eat it too...Enjoy the music and be thankful you've had the resources to bring it faithfully to your ears.  

...I'm in it to *G* @ it...;)

My goal over 50 years has been to build a system that makes the most of the music to which I listen. Yes, I love the gear and have had a lot of it over the years, but always with the anticipation that this purchase will bring me closer to my goal and frankly, it's worked fairly well. I've always been on a limited budget, so used and close-out gear has always been my opportunity to improve my system. But the music comes first, always.