I agree with the idea that my audio journey is a hobby, and for the time being, I get great pleasure in learning from and engaging with the hobby; and that means spending money. I am not retired and can afford what I spend on audio, and for now the cost does not impact my life in a negative way. I'm adding upgrading a pair of speakers, a streamer, a DAC, and finishing a dedicated audio room.....which I may add home theater later.
Mahgister brought up Baach, and I will be spending a lot of time at Axpona with the folks from Theoretica and learning much more about the Baach systems. The ability (claims they can) to present most recorded music closer to how it is presented in a live performance, greatly intrigues me. Tom Martin from Absolute Sound recently made a written and Youtube review of the technology, and now I'm very curious.