HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH TO SPEND ON A SYSTEM? IF YOU GET THE SOUND DOES IT MATTER?

As I have aged (turning 64 soon), my adio hobby/passion has taken on a greater importance to me. Due to three knee surgeries, two joint replacements and a fusion in one foot, a rebuilt shoulder, and arthritis throughout, I no longer run, or play tennis. I'm extremely fortunate to be able to play golf at the level I do and we are club members, and our home backs up to a course in coastal SC. So, on most nice days I am playing golf or going to the beach. When its too hot, too cold, or too wet, I am in my "music room" spinning LP's or streaming. I'm very fortunate that my lovely wife shares these passions with me and has never batted an eyelash at what I have spent, or am spending on audio gear or golf related items. 

Sky is the limit

Sky should be the limit for a toilet paper roll too.

For a long time now, some charlatans have been trying to claim that the price of 3 dumb drivers in a box can be a million dollars somehow...he’ll do "r&d" apparently to make the soundstage stretch to the sky. A piece of wire costs 100k somehow with these charlatans.

If it works for 3 dumb drivers in a box and some wire, a toilet paper roll (fancy one) should cost a million too, why not?

"IF YOU ARE RICH, WHY NOT?", said the charlatan. He must think rich people are stupid as doorknob stoopid. Some of the rich ones got rich because they were way smarter than you charly/charlito... try harder.

As long as YOU like the system YOU CAN AFFORD, nothing else matters.

I'm 73 and I am conscious  that my son will inherit my system.  I know he isn't gonna bother with replacing tubes so everything needs to be solid state.  He isn't going to bother with records so music needs to be on CDs.  I do a lot of streaming and stream elevator music while asleep.  My hifi gives me a peace, and I want to leave that peace to him.  My system needs to have a small foot print so my son can take it with him wherever he moves.   My interest in hifi greatly increased when I retired.  

Ron