Is it possible to get Hi-end sound ??

It is possible to get sound that you can enjoy. But can you get sound that everyone else enjoys? no.
You have to know what sort of 'bad' in the sound you can accept, and what sorts are terrible to your ears. Then buy the not so great stuff that fails in the areas you do not care about. Let's say all you can afford is a $25.00 flea market receiver, and some 'white van' no name speakers, another $50. used, and a used CD changer, another $30. You could be in heaven. (or Hell, depending on your ATTITUDE.
((If you were the typical cheapskate audiophile, then you would extoll the virtues of your system, and denounce others whose choices differ. LOL!!))
I can hear the gnashing of teeth already.. from my fellow audiophile wannabes... (i am an Audiophile wannabe too, if that helps alleviate the pain.) All I need is another $150,000. to have a good system I could brag about.
As it is, plenty of folks would say my system is 'thin' no bloom.. (Who cares?, It has super clarity, tight! my thing!)

Let's see: I win a $200,000,000.00 lotto.
I immediately go buy:
MBL 101e speakers
Audio Research 40th anniversary preamp
Audio Research Phono Ref2
Audio research REF 600's
Dcs digital stack
Some turntable... Yeah I do not know which i would grab. I am torn between several, well just buy a bunch and sort them out...Prosceneum Black diamond, SME 30, Kuzma Stabi XL, VPI HRX...
Wire, yeah wires...
At least with my first choices I have a good start at blowing quarter of a million...
Donations?....

MBL101e they are my dream speakers, cost no object dream top number 1 choice.
The ARC stuff is another dream choice. your choice might vary. this is MY fantasy. And i would probably not buy a house. I might get two condos, but not a house. i like being completely alone in a crowd. As long as no one bothers me.