What I would want to knw is what experienced hifi enthusiast (with well put together systems) think about real improvements as regards mixing and matching components. Including items from the last 50yrs or there about.
Is it still about getting the best sound for muzic playback?. Or may be about just liking the sound the system makes. May be just a case of enjoying the process of messing around and enjoying the journey.
Does it get to a point were money becomes a limiting factor to the ultimate sound quality. Is it a case of with ultimately gained experience trying to better expensive systems for less money.
I thought my system was just ok, but after visiting the wam this year turns out I got a very fine sounding system. But that never stopped me from asking questions and listening to systems of people with experience of hifi way longer than me. I actually learnt a thing or 2.
May be it's a case of if the hifi bug bites it's hard to stop. Well I'd say I'm still on my quest to better because I know I could do better. It's always good to have experience hi-fi gurus around but the final decision is made by the listener.