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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?

 

 

tee_dee
mrdecibel
3,064 posts
 

For me, it has been my Klipsch Lascalas. I did work on getting rid of the nasties inherent in the design, with great success, and they do everything I want them to do, connecting me with the musicianship / performance, of EVERY recording I listen to.

tee_dee OP
38 posts
 

I sit on sofa directed at my system. An upgrade to an arm chair would be nice. 

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mijostyn
8,570 posts
 

The final Transducer (speaker/room) by a country mile, followed by the amplifier.  

vinylvalet
902 posts
 

Another vote for speaker/room.

stuartk
2,863 posts
 

I bought the speakers I've used for the past 17 years based on a forum member's recommendation. In the meantime, I've moved from a CDP to separate DAC + transport, upgraded all cabling and upgraded integrateds three times. I haven't  felt a need to upgrade speakers, so I guess I just lucked out. 

If I had the extra cash, I might upgrade them to the current version but not before upgrading my DAC. 

 

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