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It's that time of year: the weather's changing, there's finally good stuff on TV, and my email inbox is already full of firms talking about Black Friday deals.

The event is still a few weeks away (although these days Black Friday isn't limited to the Friday after Thanksgiving; it's now Super Mega Black Friday Deals Month And A Bit) but if you're thinking of investing in new audio or entertainment gear, this is a good time to be making plans and looking at spec sheets, because you don't want to get caught up in sales madness.

If you know what you want, what it normally costs and what you want to spend, you can massively ...