Do you belong more to souce first or to speakers first school of thought ?

fuses first, then cables...eventually the rest of the system will fall into place. room last.

It is not a matter of debate. The room dictates speakers to some degree and the interface between the two makes up 99% of the sound quality the system is capable of. Next is the amp which has to be matched to the loudspeakers. Everything else is trivial. 

@hilde45 I hope that is tongue in cheek. 

I have one non-negotiable.  SET.  So amp first, then speakers to match.  The source is fungible.

Speakers first then an amp to match.

Speaker synergy with amp is the 1st step in creating a HEA audio system. Preamp over source. I know this might upset vintage or budget conscious buyers but when you skimp on electronics, speakers and source components can not reach full potential.