Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby?

Done.... Took 60 years but I'm finally happy. Bill Dudledson at Legacy had a lot to do with it. Lyngdorf supplied the finishing touch. That's it, I quit... 

I’m done till I raise more money. I find people on street corners don’t do well to drop extra change in your cup when your cardboard sign says “money needed for new DAC or powder cable”

Of course, it's not exciting because you get wrong things. You need Studer tape deck and master tape dubs !

As for street begging audiophile style, the sign should not be cardboard but vinyl record, and it should say something like - Need funds badly for a new needle !

Putting humor aside there’s some truth to this hobby being addictive and at some point there has to be an end point where you are there and the need to upgrade serves no useful purpose.

OP,

As per definition of the word 'addict'

For addicts, there is no end point. Ever. Except when they have stopped breathing.

You are supporting this fact with the last sentence in your post.

I still buy music but haven't bought any new gear in years. A part of happiness is being satisfied with what you have.