I would go 50 to 60% speakers, 30 - 35% on Pre/power/integrated/sources, that should leave about 15% at least for room treatment, and maybe 5% for cables and power conditioning. Don’t spend more than $10 on Ethernet. Uptone and other products are 100% snake oil.
Order of importance and budget percentages
I’m redesigning my system again…. About to sell all cables and some gear to make a large upgrade
from really knowledgeable people please in a 50k or 100k MSRP system for example….
How would you spend your cable budget proportional to speaker, interconnects, power and Ethernet?
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I’d spend $20k on speakers, $10k on amp/pre, $10k on source, $5k on cables, and $5k on a power conditioner for a $50k system. Just a rough guideline, but adjust as necessary as overall system balance/synergy is absolutely key. I left out room treatments, but they’re likely a necessity as well to get the most out of the system. |
@soix +1 My breakdown is similar - budget and breakdown. And I expect my system may evolve in the future; however, I expect my cables /power accessories are my forever cables. |
@overthemoon I hear ya, but I’d never use the word “forever” in this hobby — it’s both a fantasy and the kiss of death. |
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