Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby?

@carlso63    +1    Well said.

I have a built-in control — lack of money.  There is only so much chasing you can do when your money doesn’t give you legs.  I already have more equipment than anyone I could leave it to would appreciate — to them it’s just heavy lumps of metal or wood that they don’t want to look at in their home, and if they sold it they would probably do so on Craigslist or Facebook and not get much for it.  So, for many reasons I have just said, “Good enough” and made my peace with it.  It also “helps” that I don’t know anyone personally that sees a purpose in anything more than an all-in-one kit. 

This never ends, now changing the M2 NVME disk on my server, because I installed an old one (WD 550) that sounds much better than a latest generation WD Black, I don't know what it is, but the improvement is very evident...

Downsizing my gear (large standmounts, big amp) and  went through some trial periods with various equipment.  Was perfectly happy downsizing to Opticon 1 on a Keces E40 using a Topping D70s with a small sub.  All worked well. In fact the little Keces played everything well I had put on it.

But along came a Van Alstine CA-1 that I started lusting over from the user opinions.   I would not have bought new at full retail but someone gave a great price for a few months old unit.  That worked well with the Dalis as well but I was back going up in size again.  Still half the weight of my big amp.

Then November fever struck and I was on a speaker high.  There were a few models I really wanted to pursue with some not available here in the States.  Was seriously considering the Fritz Carbon 7se as it was deemed easy to drive with a really great SQ and figured even the Keces could drive it, but a bit bigger than I wanted.  Looked at various models from Audio Craftsman (fairly new company), Xavian and the new Revival Atalante 3 used on USAM but none available at the time.  Also considered the Closer Ogy as I liked the birch cabinet and single driver intrigued but thought it might not be as versatile as I needed re music and movies.

Then out of the blue came a speaker and brand I had never heard of, the Audel Magika II which had a birch plywood cabinet, similar woofer but smaller as the AC Laval and a nice tweeter at closeout matching the Laval's price but in a slightly smaller box compared to the rest.  So I bought that.

Now, I am selling off the gear I do not need, keeping the Keces for desktop with whatever small speaker doesn't sell.  It turns out the high impedance of the Audel and softer dynamics required a bit more power than what the Keces was capable of and so the CA-1 fit the need also having a bit more of a lively presence versus the warmth of the Keces.  Probably should hace stopped buying, but.

The combo of the CA-1 and Audel works well for a variety of my listening needs and matches if not betters my previous gear for my current preferences in a small space and they don't need a sub.  I think we end up with what works best overall for our needs if we go with our gut feeling.  

So, while I would still like to hear other gear, I am set for now as to purchases.  Probably for a very long time and I am just past 60...so it could be the end.  Just want to kick back and listen.   If anything, perhaps a dac down the road but my current dacs seem like they will last a long, long time.

Simple systems, musical pleasures.  For lower SPL listening sessions, I don't need to pursue expensive equipment.  Down the road if I have to buy, it will probably be a class D amp for compactness and relative light weight, but expect the current gear to last many years. 

For those of you looking at changing gear though, it is a buyer's market for now. 

Same here, I've had excellent luck with SACD player 306 Cary Professional, used, McIntosh Amp used, Marantz Receiver open box, AV123 LS6 GR Research Speakers used, Empire 598 turntable used, OPPO 203 DVD Player used, All JBL speakers I have for surround sound system were used, as is my wiring for the entire system, If I had bought everything new, my system would have cost me around $43,ooo, as is used $19,ooo, and it sounds great, I go to audio shows, listen to the newest stuff, then come home and play my system and am perfectly happy with what I got, I highly recommend get everything you can used, you save so much that way.