the satisfaction of my system is in what it does, not where it ranks. human nature does have a vote so the thoughts about how it compares to other systems is real, but i view that more about learning and sharing ideas, than the need to be better than this or that system. the rank part can get in the way of being open to other ideas.
not sure ’content’ would be how i would describe my perspective on my system state over the last 30 years. it takes a hunger for better to keep pushing. and for years i had that hunger.
my motivation to work on the system and improve it is to have it deliver the musical experience. within that idea is my desire to have the music media at it’s best sounding too. which then pushes me to find the optimal sources and physical media.
for years i was in an improvement mind set, driven by what might be possible, not what others are doing. but these days i’m done and just enjoying. it fun to see others keep pushing, and i’m fine on the sidelines in my happy place. if rank was what drove me this part would hard. but it’s the best.
being retired i bought a motorhome and jeep to tow and my wife and i are now adventuring. we might downsize our home and so my room would be likely downsized considerably. life goes on and we will see how that all works out. in the meantime i’m just enjoying the music every day.