There's 2 ways to look at that, Fred:
1. A newbie may be easier to excite than a jaded audiophile and hence easier to please,
2. A newbie may not know what they want, and be indifferent to the nuances of the system, whereas an experienced audiophile will know exactly what they like, and look for that, and be pleased wit hat least some of the systems.
My own experience with newbies has been that they are totally indifferent to systems, and as such, are harder to please, since they don't really WANT to be pleased.
-akhilesh