How do you know when you are done?

[bonzo75]

This is all I can afford, but it’s the pinnacle of… that is a sour grapes theory.

No. It is a "I am smart, if I have spent so much, it must be a wise decision, else why would I spend so much, I am not a fool" theory

 

[hopkins]

If not, when they think they have reached the end of their spend point, do they say their system is far behind what is possible?

My answer is yes. I know many other audiophiles who live with fairly modest systems. Some get a kick out of visiting other audiophiles with better systems. Vicarious living

 

[Mike Lavigne]

This is all I can afford, but it’s the pinnacle of… that is a sour grapes theory.

i think more than one thing can be true at the same time.

Bonzo/Kedar is not really a "dollar" elitist at all. he likes gear at all price points. and hates gear at all price points. sure he has his biases and he is an elitist in his viewpoints......just not about dollars.

and if you look at the signature of member @Zeotrope his system is very spendy and even has field coil horns. so on the gear side it's elite.

so no evidence Kedar is going down the 'sour grapes' path.

I did not propose a sour grapes theory, you misinterpreted that

for sure.

 

[spiritofmusic]

I think one way you know when you're done is losing the compulsion to visit other systems and compare yours to theirs.
That's not to say I'm disinterested in other gear and sounds.
But underlying neuroses can lead to a constant comparison and coming home to be deflated by one's sound.
That's certainly been the case with me until very recently.
I'm absolutely confident I've currently achieved value added in my particular choices and direction, most critically by recent replacement of balanced power with audiophile breakers, that my comparing days are over, audiophile nervosa finally and fully banished.
It's a very good feeling indeed.

 

[Hilroy48]

I really thought i was done, then i got wind of the Stack Audio isolators. $4500.00 later and now i hope i am done. The improvements were incredible, and worth the money.

 

[andromedaaudio]

When most you tube music vids sound good too

 

[Republicoftexas69]

Noel told me I was done....