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Cost break down of hifi system

Hello, just curious on what you guys recommend for the cost breakdown of a hifi system ? I have heard a lot about 15%-20% for cables and roughly 30% on speakers. Right now I am in the middle of building my new system. I currently have pass labs xp-12 demo model and an x250.8 NIB from Reno Hifi. I got a hell of a deal at $13500 for both. I also got a very light demo pair of Dynaudio contour 60i for 25% off. Based off what I have given, could you guys give me a breakdown on what I should spend on source and cables ? I was leaning at the Cardas cyngus cables. For dacs I was looking at the all in one lumin t3 or an aurender n200 with the chord qutest dac. I am also debating which audioquest niagra to get, the 1200 or 3000 ? Seems the me the 1200 does everything.  I’m open to suggestions so please tell me if I am off track. I wanna get it right the first time. 

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kenjit
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Dont waste your money on cables and dacs theyre all the same and you will save thousands by doing that.

kota1
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This is a good question and I would approach it differently. Instead of $$$ what should you make your priority? Speaker placement is much more important than speaker cost and its free. I would priortize as follows if it was my decision:

1) The room

2) Speaker and speaker placement

3) Power

4) IC's

5) Components

If you get the items at the top wrong the money you spend at the bottom won't save you. You get them right and you can save $$$$ on the items at the bottom IMO.

kota1
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As for starting with the room I like www.sonitususa.com for help setting it up.

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russ69
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 I currently have pass labs xp-12.... an x250.8... pair of Dynaudio contour 60i...

I call this a: What do you think of my new wife thread. It's a bit too late for that question but let me continue...

I wanna get it right the first time. 

In order to get the right cabling, you need to know what you have first. Have you listened to this system in your room yet? Have you optimized speaker placement. If not you need to do that and find what direction you need to go. More bass, more mids, or more highs? Then we can make suggestions. 

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