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Source or Amp in audio link?

Hello
I'm wondering if you feel the digital source or the amplifier is more important in the chain of components? Yes, I know they're both important to the overall sound, but if you absolutely had to parcel out the dollars, how would you do it?

For example: Let's say I have $2000 and no more to spend on both components, to achieve the best sound within these parameters should the majority of my money go to the digital source? To the amplifiction? Or what?

I've always felt the better the digital source the better the overall sound.

I welcome any and all comments or thoughts.

Thank You
sedona
stehno
1,453 posts
 
The sonic differences between amps is typically far greater than the sonic differences between cdp's.

Not that money has anything directly to do with better performance, I'd recommend concentrating your focus first and forement on obtaining the right amp.

-IMO
redkiwi
1,092 posts
 
I think this question cannot be answered in aby theoretical sense or doctrinaire manner. If I look at the systems I have put together recently, the amp has always cost more. Yet the piece that usually had to be most carefully selected for long term musical enjoyment was the CDP. I think this situation has changed in recent years. Only a few years ago the piece that was harder to get right was the amp, but there are a lot more musical amplifiers available today than there were just five to ten years ago (given the lack of decent valve amps that made their way to my country back then).
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jewel_hasan
98 posts
 
$2K being the budget, I'd go for a 1:3 expenditure ratio (cd vs. amp) approximately.
redkiwi
1,092 posts
 
I could go with that. Perhaps 700 for CD might be a challenge.
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