Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby?

I have essentially the same system today that I did when I was 14, but upgraded. 

I just finished what I think will be my final round of upgrades/repairs. They happen every 15 years or so.  I’m 70 years old. 
 

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I’m pretty much done, out of money but also because I’m as satisfied with the sound of my system as I have been in 30+ years.  Over the last 2 years I’ve put together an all Audio Note UK (level 2/3) system.  The synergy, as expected is wonderful. Only the cabling is non-AN. But my Allnic cables are very neutral. 

I’m done.  Really!  Mainly because I’m 86 years old and my ears, while still fine without hearing aids, realistically cannot appreciate music details the way 20 year old ears can.  But also because I splurged a lot to make my system complete in 2024.  I bought a Luxman CL-38uC tube preamp and a Luxman MQ-88uC tube amplifier to become the perfect match for my Quad ESL-63 US Monitor electrostatic speakers.  I bought an  Ayre DX-5 DSD SACD player.  I had my Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4004 turntable completely restored.  I had my Nakamichi Dr-1 cassette deck completely restored.   I bought Iconoclast power cables to replace my stock power cables so that all my power cables are precisely produced to a length that will keep them off the floor and from crossing one another.  If I were so inclined to spend more money, which I am not, I would buy some sort of power conditioner, but I really don’t feel the need to do more.  For the curious, my other sources are all dedicated to streaming, a Roon Nucleus, an Audio Alchemy DMP-1 Media Player Roon Ready and a Berkeley Audio DAC Reference Series 2 (I do wish I could afford to go to the Series 3.)
 

 My system sounds great to me and I don’t feel the need to do more except to sit back and listen.  And enjoy, of course!

Since of January 2024, I reached my endpoint with near SOTA equipment=

Von Schweikert VR9 SE MK2 new foundation sub amps and Masterbuilt wire

Westminster Labs REI mono block amps

Lampizator Poseidon DAC (pre-amp everyone says could be even better but it sounds fabulous with my analog set up)

Westminster Labs power cables and XLR interconnects 

Jay’s Audio CD transport CDt3 Mk3

Those are the majority of my listening room equipment which I won’t have to change for the next 25 years (I’m 69).  

Depends upon what your goal was at the beginning.  For me, it's a journey to better musical enjoyment, and the spirit of continuous improvement on the gear side has collaterally opened my ears to music I'd never heard before.  The classic rock I grew up with is now the occasional listen, while I explore the endless caverns and forms of jazz and international music with a splash of classical thrown in here and there.  When I upgrade a piece in the system, it's driven more now by soft features (convenience) or curiosity (single ended amps), or the desire to compare (recently bought a little 832A Nobsound amp just to hear how ChiFi compared with my better amps.  It was a good value for $50, but not a player).  I don't really want to arrive at the destination just yet, but could easily live with what I've got for the rest of my days.