Best Stereo Upgrade Value

By far for me new amps.   Upgrading from what I thought was an awesome and venerable Classe stereo amp (CA 2300)_ to Audionet Max monoblocks was eye and ear opening!

For me, the biggest upgrade to my system is well....WHISKEY!

A good point. The way you hear is critical.

Much like vision. Do you see the forest, the trees or the leaves?

Are you seeing the details, or missing the finer points?

Are you hearing the details, or missing the finer points?

I'm sure some will agree while others will be bemused.

It's like those who declare digital is 0/s and 1's. Totally superficial and oblivious of the details.

The single biggest improvement in my system was moving to planar magnetic speakers (Apogee Duetta IIs, and when those died, Magnepan 1.7i).

the topic is formulated incorrectly, since in many systems there may be a "black sheep and spoil the whole herd" ...

as a rule - the source is most important (the rest of the modern equipment after a certain price - works satisfactorily and is not so noticeable)