Am I wrong to feel satisfied???


After 30 years in this hobby, and almost constant experimenting, I am now totally and unconditionally happy with the sound that I've acheived. This is an uncomfortable feeling, I don't really know where to go from here. I'm so used to twaeking this and upgrading that, that to just be happy and listening to music is a strange and unfamiliar disposition. No longer do I have the feeling that my analog front end needs upgrading, or my digital front end, or preamp, amp, speakers, etc......

Where do I go from here? Just step off the merry-go-round and leave the hobby? Hand in my Audiophile Anonymous card? It's a strange feeling, that I cannot recall experiencing before...............Maybe that new Shunyata V-Ray is worth the hype. :-)

Psyche! It can't really get any better...........can it???
I'm sure I could get different, as I have before, but I don't think I could do better, at least according to my tastes. Now, the trick is can I just leave it the f&*# alone??

What to do....or what NOT to do....that is the question.....

Cheers,
John
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I think I can speak for those who are still in the hunt for ultimate satisfaction with the music emanating from our speakers:

Are you wrong to feel satisfied???

No, you're not wrong to feel satisfied. Feel happy to finally be satisfied! My goodness what a foreign concept! You don't want to be where I am (and many of us are),still spending $1k here and $3k there trying to solve the riddle of system-building. Not wanting to spend too much because I've already spent too much! Wondering if maybe I need to sell my speakers and take a loss on my investment... Wondering if my latest AC tweak will make the final difference... thinking that I should finally just stop spending and enjoy what I have regardless... It is very frustrating if I allow myself to dwell on it. I just keep looking and hoping that the last purchase will finally bring out the metamorphosis. Save the rest of your money, be thankful and quit this. Keep your system for 20 years!