I follow the Vanguard website and read most of their informative posts.
One that stuck out was written by a Vanguard executive whose single mother cleaned houses for a living and put her children through college. Her process? 1.Buy used. 2.Save money and pay cash.
--Quality and refinement are more important than power.
--Matching the pieces to one another and to the listening room is important.
--Simpler is better than complex.
--Select a system to listen to the music,not the system.
Sooooo,I'd figure what I want for the room in question,set a budget,and pay cash for quality used pieces that would last a decade,figuring after 10 years that improvements would justify a new system.
One that stuck out was written by a Vanguard executive whose single mother cleaned houses for a living and put her children through college. Her process? 1.Buy used. 2.Save money and pay cash.
--Quality and refinement are more important than power.
--Matching the pieces to one another and to the listening room is important.
--Simpler is better than complex.
--Select a system to listen to the music,not the system.
Sooooo,I'd figure what I want for the room in question,set a budget,and pay cash for quality used pieces that would last a decade,figuring after 10 years that improvements would justify a new system.