How does one get off the merry-go-round?

I recently downsized from tube separates to a solid state integrated amp and from large floor standing speakers to smaller bookshelf size speakers.
I did this for two reasons: 1. Lack of time to spend listening to this system other than for background music due to family and job commitments. Most of my "critical" listening is now done thru Grado RS-2 headphones in a 2nd system. 2. I needed smaller, better looking speakers that could work close to a wall, severely limiting my choices.
I do not have quite the same level of sound quality that I had before I started this, but the system I went to costs about 25% of what my previous stuff did new. Sound quality is about 80%. I have been able to maintain the sound quality by selecting stuff that works well together and using cables to fine tune. Component interface is a subject often overlooked by many.
I did recently purchase a used tubed dac, because I could not live w/o at least some semblance of tube sound in my system.

I thought I would be remiss if I did not update my comments above. I only lasted about 6 months after I downsized. I found I could not live with the sound and had to go back from an integrated ss amp to tube separates. I now have sound that is "musically satisfying" and do not plan any upgrades unless something breaks. I have still been able to stick to a reasonably low budget and have been able to achieve 95% of the sound I used to have at about 40% of the investment level.