Quality of media is a far bigger and more important variable than system components although most audiophiles obsess over components and even passive lengths of wire. Make sure you don't buy the sow's ears.
Beware poor sounding media
One of the hardest things to accept as an audiophile is an inferior sounding CD, stream, record etc. It’s too easy to personalize it as a flaw in the system.
ideally, we should accept each track on it’s own sonic merits, good or bad, and enjoy the music thereon. But, too often, it can destroy the enjoyment of a listening session and blanket the experience.
Anyone else experience this?