I have to say I agree with what you are saying completely, and this is how someone who isnt in to hifi perceives this behavior. It is easy to lose site and just listen to the music.

As strange as this may sound, but sometimes I really do wonder about whether having better systems just makes you analyse the sound more, and thus losing sight into why we get into it in the first place.

When i had cheap crap, I didnt analyse at all. I just enjoyed it.

Quite often now, I analyse it, and I feel like it'll take some practice and discipline to get myself out of it, and also, this over analytical approach to listening is what causes upgraditis IMO.