Welcome!
Suggest these steps to avoid missteps in audio:
- Learn music (like Jazz/Classical music for dummies)
- Listen enough to know what sonic attributes are important to you (detail, imaging, tight bass, big soundstage, dynamics, etc.)
- Decide if you have a room worthy of a good system (not tiny, not square, insulated, and dedicated), if not consider headphones
- Find local audio clubs for ideas and audition gear
- Use audio shows only to speaker with vendors and veto what you don't like
- Limit first round auditions to 3 or 4 pieces per day, using the same room/ancillaries, and taking notes to force you to differentiate
- Shop speakers first, then search for an amp that best serves the speakers
