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What is the most overlooked consideration?

What is the most overlooked consideration when buying a piece of audio gear? We all buy gear and we all have to make choices as to what component to get, what brand, etc. What is at the top of your criteria for choosing a piece and why? Synergy? reputation of brand ?hype your heard? it’s the best compliment to my system? warranty and service? I just wanted to try a cable? I only buy brands from the UK? Etc 

So you can tell what’s at the top of your list but mostly I want you to share what you think is a much overlooked consideration and why?
 

For myself I often think customer service gets overlooked as being very important.

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SYSTEM synergy

It may be hard to define in words, but you know when you have it (or lack it.)
A newly selected audio component inserted into your rig can create an audio performance change now ranging from poor/non/optimal to good/ ​​​​​improved.

Think all the daily AGON forum posts asking for new components recommendations.The conflicting responses range widely and all too many simply reflect personal fave bias.

Just because a touted Brand X component seemingly works well in a Respondent system, is no assurance that it will succeed in OP’s system.. “ One size does NOT fit all”…

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