Words From the Wise

It's great that someone revived this older thread, which I hadn't seen. Here are my two cents:

1. If you can, dedicate a space for your gear and make that room audiocentric; and even if you can't set up a listen room, spend time positioning your speakers and dialing in their location in your room.

2. Know what’s possible, visit as many showrooms as you can tolerate and try to connect with local people who are in to audio.

3. Learn how to listen critically; build your own personal list of reference recordings and sit with someone who can help you learn to hear subtle differences bn gear (think of it like a wine tasting: when you initially start you may be able to detect subtle differences bn products but may not have the language to describe those differences very well).

4. You’ll generally get much more satisfaction out of new music than new gear.

5. Be patient in assessing audio gear; you’ll hear new things with different music.

enjoy.
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Read Blindjim 11-24-09.

In the words of Adrian Belew... "this is a daaangerous place..."

Audition, audition, audition, before you purchase. All equipment is musical dependant. Your eqipment should sound best with the music you like, not the music I like.

1. Build a great relationship with a great dealer who's priority is not to sell you something.
2. Trust your ears.
3. Read, read, read.
4. Attend live performances so you know what well reproduced music should sound like.
5. Don't be afraid to likes omething that costs less than something else, as long as cost isn't affecting your decision.