Hardly a new topic. Unless you were lucky enough to have an all out system the first time out ,you are going to have to go the upgrade path. That could involve anything from finding source material that optimizes your systems strong points to a dedicated room.
Recommendations range form Consumer Reports recommendation that 50% of your budget be spent on speakers to the notion that the ratio should be ten to one in favor of electronics.
Some recommend that the front end is th em most important. The theory being that if you don't extract it correctly form the source it does not matter what happens later.
Others argue that amp and preamp are pure physics and when you do it correctly they all sound the same.
Some spend what IMO is ridiculous amounts of money on cables. I'm not sure what the rational is there. Some have cables that cost more than the components they are attached to.
Then of course is the speaker is probably the most distorted component of all.
Finally many argue that the room is the most important. Even if you have done everything else right a bad room can ruin it all.
I thought about this when Myles said he felt he had not pushed his ML Summits to their summit (pun inended)
My own approach, as you might guess, is to get the right speaker for your room. Then assemble a supporting cast. Ideally you could purchase the best of everything. Not a reality for most of us.
My approach.
speaker /amplifier/ source/ preamp/ cables. The upgrade path should be source/amplifier/preamp/cables. I assume you made a really excellent speaker choice.
What's your thought?
Recommendations range form Consumer Reports recommendation that 50% of your budget be spent on speakers to the notion that the ratio should be ten to one in favor of electronics.
Some recommend that the front end is th em most important. The theory being that if you don't extract it correctly form the source it does not matter what happens later.
Others argue that amp and preamp are pure physics and when you do it correctly they all sound the same.
Some spend what IMO is ridiculous amounts of money on cables. I'm not sure what the rational is there. Some have cables that cost more than the components they are attached to.
Then of course is the speaker is probably the most distorted component of all.
Finally many argue that the room is the most important. Even if you have done everything else right a bad room can ruin it all.
I thought about this when Myles said he felt he had not pushed his ML Summits to their summit (pun inended)
My own approach, as you might guess, is to get the right speaker for your room. Then assemble a supporting cast. Ideally you could purchase the best of everything. Not a reality for most of us.
My approach.
speaker /amplifier/ source/ preamp/ cables. The upgrade path should be source/amplifier/preamp/cables. I assume you made a really excellent speaker choice.
What's your thought?