Audio Cost Allocations

Sean:
A very good one!!

I will list the retail prices of my components, you can do the math and figure out percentages:

Speakers : $4200
Amplification: $10000
Preamplification: $6000
Digital Source: $7000
Cables: $4700

Amazing what nearly $30k in electronics will make Maggie 3.6's sound like.

Peace.

Keith

The most important component in your system is your speakers. Find what like and them build your system around it. Next is your preamp, and then your source equipment. Tube or not to tube? That is question.

There are various points of view as to whether the source is most important, the speakers, the amplification, etc... My theory is that a chain ( or audio system ) is only as strong as its' weakest link. As such, it has to be built around that premise. You can't buy a "better" piece here to try and "band aid" / make up for the "not quite as good" piece over there. Most try to achieve a balanced system without singling out any one component as being more important than another. After all, remove or change any one of them on a system that is finely tuned and the synergy is no longer there.... Sean
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The most important component in your system is your front end. Find what like and them build your system around it.

garbage in = garbage out