Can one ever be "done" in this hobby?


I would like to think I am pretty much in audio nirvana right now but supremely well aware how quickly that can change to audio nervosa!

What do think?

Is it really possible to kick the addiction and be done and just sit back and enjoy the music?

Has anybody managed this trick of the mind?
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I'm pretty much done. And happy. Maybe something for streaming if Amazon makes hi-res available for cheap. But that will cost less than most of you guys wall outlets and power cables. ;-)
I guess my approach to cars is about the same as my approach to hi-fi. Use what I have and enjoy it. I’ve got a 2007 350z (quite pedestrian and slow by today’s standards) but I take it to the track and thrash the hell out of it 4-5 times a year and have a blast. No upgrades. And much like my audio system, I'm comfortable with the car and I have the most fun when I'm thinking about the driving, not torque specs, performance parts, upgrades or even set up. I think I enjoy my hi-fi system the most when I don't think about it at all.
Me a couple of days ago: "I'm pretty much done. And happy."

Then I saw a glowing review of the very inexpensive Schiit Mani. Now I want one. I'm a sucker for something that is reasonably cheap and reasonably good.

So the answer to the original question: No. Not quite.

But, I also agree with the post above about music vs equipment. In truth I'm pretty close to be done with equipment. There may be minor purchased here and there. But on the music side, no I'll never be done. Always looking to new stuff. Always open to better recordings of stuff I already have.