1. Take all reviews with a grain of salt. Too many times I've read praising reviews of some items and when I tried them I didn't see what all the fuss is about.
2. Invest in solid cables. Not necessarily super high dollar ones, but not the single dollar ones either.
3. Trust YOUR ears. After all, it's YOUR system in YOUR house. A few of my friends have amazing systems, but I like mine the best. I'm not saying mine IS the best, but I like it best because it sounds the way I wanted it to sound.
4. Try to buy used. There are a lot of great items out there that can be purchased at 20%-50% off than what they cost when new. Get more bang for your buck.
5. When upgrading, especially expensive parts of the system, always ask yourself - is it improving the sound by 2% or 20%? Is $X,XXX worth a 2% improvement? It all depends on your budget. Many times I've tried components that just didn't cut it.
That's just my 2 cents. Great idea for a post!
2. Invest in solid cables. Not necessarily super high dollar ones, but not the single dollar ones either.
3. Trust YOUR ears. After all, it's YOUR system in YOUR house. A few of my friends have amazing systems, but I like mine the best. I'm not saying mine IS the best, but I like it best because it sounds the way I wanted it to sound.
4. Try to buy used. There are a lot of great items out there that can be purchased at 20%-50% off than what they cost when new. Get more bang for your buck.
5. When upgrading, especially expensive parts of the system, always ask yourself - is it improving the sound by 2% or 20%? Is $X,XXX worth a 2% improvement? It all depends on your budget. Many times I've tried components that just didn't cut it.
That's just my 2 cents. Great idea for a post!