Are audiophile products designed to initially impress then fatigue to make you upgrade?

This topic reminds me of the time my granddaughter asked: "Grampa, why do you spend so much time working on your old cars?"

Me: "Because I'm always fixing things that aren't broken."

@ghasley 

"reputable companies who build serviceable gear are the ones around for the long haul"

Very good point.  I found it interesting as my career/hobby in "consumer electronics" was winding down, just how many companies did not offer a service strategy whatsoever.  It takes a huge investment to offer a parts inventory, training, service literature, not to mention paying technicians to fix your mistakes.  Much more efficient to ship the customer a "B-stock" (refurbished) unit and credit them a "core charge" for their old one.  When they run out of "B-stock" pieces to fulfill service requrements, then the item become disposable.