I completely agree mate, and indeed that's been my approach/attitude now to the whole hobby, for the last few years.
Quite simply, there has to be an 'end goal' to all the researching, buying, experimenting and tweaking, lest the hobby makes YOU its victim, by taking over your life in the *wrong* way, ultimately to the detriment of your enjoyment.
I think you know where I'm coming from.... So ultimately, it has to be about the MUSIC and/or the MOVIES, and your enjoyment of such, than the boxes and cables necessary, and process involved in getting there.
Unfortunately, among audiophiles (and, let's call it, 'filmophiles') there are far too many obsessive/compulsive types, who often lose sight of that end goal! And forums are full of such 'victims'
Marco.