Seek advice on forums but always listen to your own ears!

It is simple. You read many users opinions, you study acoustics concepts and well authorized experience users here are well known.

For example if i need information about speakers, i will consult among others here erik_squires... If i need advices about amplifier i will ask atmasphere. If i need more general information or simply opinions i will among others ask ghdprentice opinion for example .

All the people i know here for years are who they claim they are... I had read their posts...😊

We must be cautious not defiant or suspicious.. Anyway we must trust ourself first for basic information across the web ...And for very specfic information it is easy to have many answers to compare ...

By the way listening with our own ears is a common place fact... How to listen otherwise? No opinions even the most educated and experienced one and even your own ears is not enough at all ... You must learn basic acoustics concepts by training your own hearings in your own room ... That is what i learned and thats was my only advice since i am here ... Some dont like it ... Guess why ?

No one can understand what he hear if he does not have the concept relating to the acoustics aspects and parameters at play... This must be learned the hard way doing it ... Sorry ... Then the best advices and your own ears tastes cannot replace experiments ...

@mahgister @ghdprentice great responses from the both of you.  I respect both of you guys. We may not agree all the time but I can see where yall are coming from. Some posters play big games. You just don’t know. 

I think those of us who have been here a long time know who "really knows" stuff, and what their biases are, and who are the self appointed expert advisors who disguise opinion as fact. There is so much wrong fact presented here, and so much great explanation...very difficult if you are new here...but totally agree, read all you can and then go listen...

@jl35 there are some here that just want to be important.  Some are here to settle beef that they have had.  Some are here to sell things.  Some are here to tear people down.   Some get suspended and come right back after bullying.  Look I had people say because I’m now affiliated with a company my opinion dont matter. Been on Audiogon almost 20 years only affiliated the last 4.  That was even by happenstance.  But I respect people’s opinions.  I do audio on the side.  I’m have a 22 year non audio related business that I do well at.  I just want to hear audio at its highest level and enjoy the music. 

“I just want to hear audio at its highest level and enjoy the music. ”

 …….and promote/sell products that I’ve vested interest 🤣

But I do agree…in our hobby there are no absolutes and we must rely on our ears to buy what sounds best in our unique environment.