Do we suffer our music?


Here's some food for thought.
Is it the nature of this hobby to never be satisfied with the quality of music reproduction we can attain?
It seems to me, that the vast majority of us are satisfied only for short periods of time, and are constantly searching for audio nirvana.
So heres my question. What is the longest time you have been totally satisfied with your system? and what caused you to change it ( again?)
And is the point of this hobby to enjoy the music or suffer because of what we think we are missing?
shasonmusic

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Aida,
I phrased the thread very carefully. I think you have touched on the operative thought in that the intrinsic knowledge that reproduced music can , but will never replace live performed music. But you will agree, that Steinway grand notwithstanding, you are no Horowitz...hence our compulsion to acquire a system that will reproduce the feelings we had when we heard him live.
I'm not implying that I am one of the dissatisfied audiophiles. My system core has not changed for a long time.
Newbee, although i am new to this, I am rapidly realizing that you have some valuable insights.