Deals only come from knowing what you want. Recommend lots of reading and listening to live unamplified music to know what music really sounds like and what audio factors are important to you. The only group of people with more varying audio opinions than reviewers are audiophiles we let onto general audio sites like this one.
Examples: many say GIGO (garbage in garbage out) meaning that once the signal is corrupted you can't improve it, while others say speakers (or headphones) make the biggest difference of any component in the system; many praise SET (single ended triode) amps while other say that the best speakers need much more power than SETs can provide; some love vinyl while others are fully committed to digital.
So when you get into this pastime you'll realize that there is no perfect solution for everyone, you'll have to discover that on your own. If you're like 99.9% of us you'll make mistakes along the way. But audio is a journey, not a destination, and enjoyment of music is the ultimate goal.
Take care.
