Going back to this OP, I agree that lockdown has done some funny things to us.
However, I also think older also means wiser.....in most cases.
I have never had anything like the system badger748 has but in recent years I have owned over 20 record players, thousands of LPs and CDs, close to 10 pushbikes, etc.
Looking back I now realise acquiring all this "stuff" was in many ways compensation for other things I was dissatisfied with, not feeling fulfilled in my job, for example. I'll give you one example. I suddenly got into Van Morrison just about the time CD became mainstream. So, I went out and bought all his albums on CD in my lunch breaks at work. Crazy! Why didn't I just do it steadily, focusing on the ones I wanted?
The "stuff" became a burden, a millstone.
I'm steadily downsizing and feel better for it.
How much better does a £100K sound than a £1K system - I don't know but I guarantee it's not 100 times better.