"How do you get happy?"
This is what I've observed...
Happiness is not a thing to be acquired so there can be no "getting" happy.
Happiness is about being, not getting. . . and I cannot be in two places at once!
As long as I am chasing something "out there" and telling myself I will be happy once I get it, at some point in the future, I am, in effect, denying myself the possibility of being happy, as happiness can only be encountered 1) in the here and now and 2) internally.
I don't find being an audiophile makes me happy. It's more like an addiction than anything else. People who are perfectionist by nature, who love music and who have enough $ can easily become hooked by audiophilia. I find it can be quite an emotional roller coaster.
Each time I upgrade my system, I notice the desire to attain "the next level" invariably arises. So, in a way, the very act of upgrading inhibits my potential for satisfaction as it continually generates an ongoing chain of desires. I don't find this brings me happiness. Temporary intoxication-- sure-- but happiness? I don't think so.
Now if you want to talk about music, that's different...