By far the most impactful component and the best money I have spent on my system is my Legacy Audio Wavelet, pre-amp, electronic X-over, DAC, speaker/room correction. I wish I could afford to upgrade it to the Wavelet II.
Poll: Most impactful component
Given all the technological advances over the years, audiophiles have very different perspectives on equipment.
This likely reopens an age old debate, but which component has the most potential to improve a stereo system? Or can it?
If you could upgrade one component to take your system to the next level which one would get the investment? Speakers? DAC? Pre? Source?
Or is this the holy grail that no one can achieve?
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Upgrade myself, which I did a few years ago with a good pair of aids. ;) Made more of an improvement than anything I could buy, or make with my hands, 72, hitting the 73 wall June's YOU.' Cost 'bout that of a goodish DAC. Anyway... @tee_dee , happy newbie to you. *S* Reviews, and opinions....Everyone's' got 1, 'member? Your results and conditions Will vary. Or not. It's been known to have happen to some 'round here. Others are rife here...*snicker* It IS a personal hobby. The means? What do you seek...pilgrim? Enjoy your hunt for whatever you seek in the results. Jerry |
As many others have said speakers are probably the part that can change the sound the most. Still, an unbalanced system can sound worse than a slightly cheaper but well-balanced system. And changing just one component in a balanced system to another that is much better and maybe much more expensive will make the system unbalanced. For example, a system with $100k speakers and a $1k amp might sound a lot worse than a system with $10k speakers and $10k amp. If you have a well-balanced system and suddenly get a lot of extra budget to improve it it is probably best to replace many parts at once.
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