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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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seasoned
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John,

Congratulations...you've finally graduated! Pop that champaign and let's toast...here's to ya! Leave it alone and enjoy...buy bunches of new records and celebrate...ummm, I am assuming you have an analog rig, no?

I am basically in the same boat; I'm finally satisfied after 25 years of doing this and I can unconditionally say that you are not wrong for feeling this way too. Is it not great to get off the merry-go-round and just listen to music all teary eyed?

What? No power conditioner? I won't tell if you jump back on for just a fleeting moment...shhhh
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seasoned
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Onhwy61:
"If the consensus view is that your feeling of satisfaction will pass, then are we to conclude that being dissatisfied is central to being an audiophile?"

In response to the above Tvad wrote:
"I believe it's not that we audiophiles become dissatisfied, but rather that we become bored when the quest is complete."

Tvad just hit the nail on the head. No, you are not alone with this boredom concept. The notion is not just an audiophile phenomenon - it happens to most people in everyday life. Things that we buy, no matter how expensive, eventually become tiring. This is what economists refer to as "utility". No matter what we buy to improve our lives, it's never enough because most everything has a certain lifespan that fulfills a "want". But these wants, once acquired, get old and we are ready for something different and new. We never get enough; we are never totally satisfied with what we have indefinitely.
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