I´m a motorcycle enthusiast that used to race / ride Enduro. When you buy a motorcycle for that use, you get pretty much 90% of what you need. Set the thing according to your riding skill level / preferences and off you go !.
Going back to audio. Not the same game, when you get bit by the music bug and get into this, you just paid the admission ticket for a journey!!! As several persons have mentioned, this is a long, patience frustrating, economic stressing,disappointment causing experience that gives you some golden nuggets in the process to keep you hooked.
You hear magic at a friend´s or dealer place and you get those speakers home and the oops start !
This is a personnal perception activity so it will depend on the reproduction chain you use to listen. Room, speakers, power, source cables, you name it they matter.
Good luck with your own musical journey... Keep a sane a approach and do not take it too seriously, enjoy. You are not alone. Cheers.