It is hard to get off the hi fi obsession and just go back to enjoying music for its own sake. I think I was in the same place as the OP about a year ago and eventually I just decided eff it, the system sounds great, the secondary systems sound fine, bluetooth headphones and car stereo is also pretty good, and am back to enj9ying music again.
Good old days
I remember when I was happy that everything I played on my stereo sounded basically the same, without a care for soundstagjng and the like. This occurs to me now as I sit in my car enjoying the hell out of everything played. All I’m thinking about is the music. Maybe it’s time for me to pack in my high end aspirations.