The most important component of a system is...

GaryProtein · Mar 27, 2016

It's a tie between the ROOM and the SPEAKERS.

NorthStar · Mar 27, 2016

How many threads are there about this theme?

I'd say the AC power chords.

...Next our set of ears. ...And finally, the music recordings. ...Everything else is just cheap whisky.

* The outdoors, in the nature, walking and climbing up the mountains with the birds, bears, beavers, moose, camels, ...eagles; it sounds better and more natural than indoors in our rooms with our cats and dogs. ...And live is not always the best, but it's live, and that is pow wow.

GaryProtein · Mar 27, 2016

Oh, wait, it's a tie between the outlets and the fuses! Haaaaaaaaaa!

jadis · Mar 27, 2016

For me, room, then speakers. I have stopped shopping and flirting with other brands 20 years ago after I found a speakers that could waltz with me. Then source, which to be I put records before the analog rig. A terrible sounding record will not do anything in the chain justice, it is my belief.

fas42 · Mar 27, 2016

The most important component of a system ... is the integrity of the system. That is, the totality of all the components and its environment has to have faults and flaws - which every combination of real world parts will always have - which when combined don't degrade the acoustic output below a certain level of quality.

FrantzM · Mar 27, 2016

fas42 said:
The most important component of a system ... is the integrity of the system. That is, the totality of all the components and its environment has to have faults and flaws - which every combination of real world parts will always have - which when combined don't degrade the acoustic output below a certain level of quality.

spazmatron · Mar 27, 2016

the truth is YOU are the most important component..its you the audiophile that really is in need of a upgrade, its your flaws that will be greater than the system.

fas42 · Mar 27, 2016

What, you mean I have to visit my Ear Candling guru more than twice a year ... blast !!!

Ronm1 · Mar 27, 2016

Kinda like the Beatles or a championship team. The sum is typically greater than the individual parts.

spazmatron · Mar 27, 2016

fas42 said:
What, you mean I have to visit my Ear Candling guru more than twice a year ... blast !!!

no frank, it the bit in between that's a worry

spazmatron · Mar 27, 2016

Ronm1 said:
Kinda like the Beatles or a championship team. The sum is typically greater than the individual parts.

no not really, your hi fi is a collection of inanimate objects and is incapable of having a 'team' dynamic or indeed playing together like a great 'band'

Gregadd · Mar 27, 2016

1.Listener
2. Source/Source Material
3. Amplification
4.Speaker
5.Room.
Of course a chain is only as strong as its' weakest link.

Ronm1 · Mar 27, 2016

spazmatron said:
no not really, your hi fi is a collection of inanimate objects and is incapable of having a 'team' dynamic or indeed playing together like a great 'band'

Balderdash

dallasjustice · Mar 27, 2016

Power cables of course! They always come first in the chain, right? Who can argue with post hoc ergo propter hoc?

spazmatron · Mar 27, 2016

Ronm1 said:
Balderdash

ok now you're worrying me, your hi fi is sentient?

oh my lord! doctors to cubical 8 please...

spazmatron · Mar 27, 2016

dallasjustice said:
Power cables of course! They always come first in the chain, right? Who can argue with post hoc ergo propter hoc?
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perfect!! no connection to ground in sight

JackD201 · Mar 27, 2016

dallasjustice said:
post hoc ergo propter hoc?

Damn. You beat me to it.

Kal Rubinson · Mar 27, 2016

GaryProtein said:
It's a tie between the ROOM and the SPEAKERS.

As it should be because they are tied to each other!

Kal Rubinson · Mar 27, 2016

Gregadd said:
1.Listener
2. Source/Source Material
3. Amplification
4.Speaker
5.Room.
Of course a chain is only as strong as its' weakest link.

I agree with you about #3.
5. Listener
4. Source/Source Material
3. Amplification
2. Speaker
1. Room.

dallasjustice · Mar 27, 2016

I'm not sure which one, but someone is audio dyslexic.

Kal Rubinson said:
I agree with you about #3.
5. Listener
4. Source/Source Material
3. Amplification
2. Speaker
1. Room.

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