Very true. I used to have a hifi store in Canada and whenever a customer comes in to ask what I recommend and what's the best system, my answer is always for your own budget and constraint, what sounds best to your ears and gives you the most happiness that is the best system in the world for you. I used to sell high-end brands and also low end brands in the same store both new and used and mostly used but regardless of the brand, price and age, different combination sounds very different to everyone and provides different satisfactions. This is one of the very reason why there are so many different brands and models of hifi equipment and they all have loyal followings!