The hunt is over

Any vinylista can never be done as styluses wear out and you have to decide whether or not to have it serviced or replaced. Once you start with that you start thinking about other things. Wish I could only think about the music, but it is impossible.

I guess if you owned lots of cartridges you really like which would in total wear out long after you're gone, you could be done, but then you'd have to decide which one to use next....at least you wouldn't be buying anything.

@zavato - my point is that when the stylus wears out, it is a decision point to either retip it and perform whatever other service it may need, get a new replacement for the same cartridge (which I did last time), or opt for a different one. Yes cartridges are consumable, but they have a critical impact on the SQ, perhaps the most. They are not stylus cleaning fluid or tubes if you are a tube guy. To me, an end game means no more decisions. I think I’ve found my end game with my car (but will still need to keep a second car for my wife and inclement weather/long distances for me) and only need to decide where to take it for annual service and other longer interval services and tires. Tires are consumables, and of course impact the driving experience, but in no way like a cartridge impacts the SQ of a stereo.

@zavato - that was my point- you faced a decision so you weren’t at your endgame. Going up the line of a manufacturer’s products is part of the journey. Settling on a manufacturer of a component by no means is an endgame. It’s certainly a good milestone though.