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Survey: HiFi System Priorities

I love surveys and thought this one would be fun.


Situation:

You have a friend who is ready to step-up from Spotify > SONOS to a real "HiFi" home system. They've read a lot of things, are a bit overwhelmed/confused, and want your advice. Please rank the impact of the various system factors. (Once I've collected a nice sample of responses, I will share results so we can argue about how wrong they are.)

 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HiFi_Priorities


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ozzy62
3,159 posts
 
I took the survey.


mesch
3,514 posts
 
Know the room. Know sources needed. Know budget. Identify and listen to speakers that will play well into room. 
mesch
3,514 posts
 
Con’t:

Avoid speakers difficult to drive. Select amplification that mates well with speakers. Select source devices with understanding of gain and impedance issues across system. 
tablejockey
3,920 posts
 
"Survey" is way too complicated for someone ready to "step up".

Take them to a local shop to see/feel and hear things before anything. Do they know what a proper setup sounds like? If not, how can they be convinced it worth the expense to determine a budget?

Waste of time.
calvinandhobbes
307 posts
 
I'd advise against overspending on speakers before getting the upstream sources to a reasonable level. As an extreme example, adding great speakers to a Sonos system would even more clearly reveal the shortcomings of the sound quality coming from the Sonos. I see the speakers as a window into the rest of a system.
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