Why do folks spend more on electronics than on speakers?

@jjss49 You put it quite succinctly.

 

spending money on a passion is like many things in life, it can be done smartly or stupidly, with planning, consideration and knowledge, or on a whim, by bad influence, and with ignorance

this balanced against each person’s sense of proportionality, priorities and capability to afford expensive things at whatever level

done well, in midst of a well prepped room, a well chosen, well understood existing system, smart money spent can and does make a huge difference

all the garbage threads and posts here aside, becoming informed on how to spend ’smart money’ in pursuit of music and its reproduction is at the heart of why this place exists and matters

 

@nyev  “I am upgrading all of my system to an “end state”…”

 

Yes, I have done that three or four times now.  😊😊😊

@audiotroy  “speakers determine the overall level of what you can  achieve”

 

Very well put. That is the right way to look at it. I wish I came up with it.

Gosta I agree, the 802’s may not be too mid-forward.  Just more mid-forward from what I am used to; it is all relative.

I did read a recent review of the 802 D4’s that noted the bass and presence would be lacking in any room larger than 430 sq ft.  If this was true, with the bass lacking, the rest of the range would be accentuated.

For me, a CPA, I allocated half of my system budget on speakers and half on everything else. That said, I have cycled through five pairs of high end speakers over the past seven years to find the best fit. Side note, all bought used except one pair and broke even except the new ones. Finally found the best fit for my gear and room in the form of Magico A5's, supplemented with the B&W DB3D placed behind my rig firing to the side walls. Fantastic.