Top 10 Snafus to avoid when building a good rig


OK, I'm sure we'll come up with more than 10. Whatever.

Maybe I'll compile the top 10 once we get a few.

I'll start with my #1: avoid putting speakers that are too big in a room that is too small
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components are not absolutely better, but rather present a trade off of improvements and degradations.

Exactly why hi-end audio is so difficult and frustrating. You can spend $20k for and amp and still be suffering from trade-offs.
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'Exactly why hi-end audio is so difficult and frustrating. You can spend $20k for and amp and still be suffering from trade-offs.'

Since you realize this, why not spend 3-5 thousand on a complete system and enjoy the music. Audio is great, and it ain't rocket science. The problem with high-end audio, is the high-end part.