What is your audio axiom?


So we all have been given audio advice and also shared with others our tips and advice. I ask you to share your #1 audio axiom. If you were giving advice or sharing experience (say to a young person starting in this hobby) what would it be? 
 

Here is mine (to start). “No matter how good your audio equipment or system, the quality of any given recording will make or break the listening experience”

Now the ball is handed to you guys…

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Showing 1 response by pcrhkr

When I built my first pair of speakers, I was at the JBL profession dealer. I was purchasing upgrade components going from Two way, to three way speakers. The manager was with a guy dressed in a suit and they approached me in conversation. The suit asked me why I don't buy better speakers than building them myself?  I told him,  "You have never heard my system, or speakers I built." Being a young, proud collage man I was proud of what I made, and had heard many systems costing much more than mine, but was 10x more invested to sound better. So my response back to the man in the suit was " I bet my JBL 14" aquadag woofer, my LE 20 which I am upgrading sounds better than anything you have! 

 His response. I am the JBL district manager, and I commend you on your great skills, your love for Hi Fi audio at its finest using our speaker components, and I bet they sound great with that LE 14 as the foundation. May I suggest the components best in your price range for the upgrade? And away we went.

Wow!