I see your point Frap. Detlof I totally agree that the newbees will have a hard time not getting caught up in the hype of new technologies and features. I'm a newbie in regards to taking the equipment that I listen to my music on more seriously and listening more critically. However, to most of us in this hobby it's hard to deny the feeling that runs through your body when you have a box at your door that's supposed to be the "end all" unit of the century. If magazines tend to influence your decisions on equipment more than hearing and having the need for the equipment, then you are in trouble. I have to read these magazines like I read the newspaper. Objectively and honestly from both sides of the coin. I understand that these magazines actually create appetites for these new pieces and continuously offer them to you until you feel that your system doesn't sound right unless you have this piece. I used to feel that it was hard to listen to music when I constantly had the hot new must haves floating around in my head. I tell you fellow "audiogonites" if you have the recommended list floating around in your head more than Dianne Reeves (Tribute to Sarah Vaughn) then you need to come back to earth, reground yourself and get back to the basics of your present system and the music you love hearing through it.
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