What's with this "we" stuff? I've enjoyed every single audio setup I've ever had and have improved the quality of all of it over many decades for FUN. I'm certain many other of the somewhat less tightly wound among us feel the same. If I'm trying out a new thing like a cable or speaker or something and I don't like it I can simply change it without descending into a puddle of psychotic angst. Get out more...meditate...join a cult...rev your Porsche up to the redline in every gear and calmly explain it to the cop who stopped you...he'll understand.
Why do we demand so much from our systems?
When I was in college a while back I was very happy with my system. I played records and I also had a cassette player from Kenwood. I wasn't interested in it sounding better because it was very satisfying.
Fast-forward to current times, Systems are more revealing and detail is a lot better than it used to be which I'm not sure is such a good thing. And I say this because it seems that as our systems improve as well as recordings improve we seem to be getting more demanding and becoming more and more unsatisfied with whatever we listen to.
Is it possible to be satisfied with anything these days??