As tuberist said you don’t have to be rich. All my systems from a sears silvertone in 1967 through 5 systems to what I have now were all musical and good enough for the rest of my life. I have bought more equipment because my last would quit working and I would get some things fixed but replace some. Get something you like and enjoy the music. If you can go to some audio show, audio stores, listen on you tube, read some audio magazines. But do listen before you buy. If you are serious some internet audio stores let you listen and return if not satisfied. Let this community know you would like to listen to something in particular, and when social distancing is relaxed some on audiogon may let you listen to their system. I have worked for some brick and mortar very high end stores and all my systems sound musical satisfying to me. I get immense satisfaction out of them. Good equipment well put together is important to me, but high cost doesn't mean high sound.
