I tend to put myself through a brutal, intense, torturous, and lengthy process of questioning my own perceptions of demos before I splurge on significant new gear. It’s terrible and unenjoyable, and it usually ends with me questioning the nature of reality. But, for my pains I’ve never bought anything significant that I regretted or let me down. Other than a recent Innuos PhoenixUSB reclocker that I should have bought new instead of used. Minor mistake in the end.