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Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby?

I have a friend who is interested in putting together a system and am putting together a little guide for him, compiling information I’ve found over the years, plus some of my own personal tips and tricks. However, I am by no means the end-all-be-all of knowledge and want to incorporate information, tips, and tricks from the community - however basic they may seem - into a nice reference resource.

Without specifically naming any pieces of gear or brands (this isn’t a product recommendation question), what are some of the biggest tips, tricks, important pieces of info to keep in mind, caveats, etc. that you would have for someone new?

*side note - hopefully this post can also serve as a nice reference point for people in the future, as well!

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Buy what sounds good to you.

As others have said; don’t be afraid to buy lightly used gear. Your money goes a lot further. But, also be careful not to pay for the other guy's usage and his time owning the gear.

Reach a little on your initial purchases. It should slow down upgrade-itis. And, when you do upgrade, make several jumps (or quantum leaps) up the chain. Don’t get nickel and dimed to death with a never-ending cycle of small upgrades.

When you get to "Damn, this sounds good with almost everything I listen to," stop buying stuff for a while and just listen to the music.

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