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


It is more complicated in reality of high end than either/or but still we have our preferences. This is a never ending debate, so let's never end it.

inna

That's the advantage of any great source component - it will work just fine in any room where there is enough space to put it in. You always have to deal with resonance control, though.

 

After 50 years in this hobby I’ve settled on the following hierarchy:
Amplifier
Source
Speakers
Cables
Room acoustics...

After 50 years in this hobby I’ve settled on the following hierarchy:
Amplifier
Source
Speakers
Cables
Room acoustics...

Blasphemy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The point is that with poor speakers your high end source may still sound poor and you won't hear the full benefit of your source. However with high end speakers which match your room you will hear the best your source can produce, good or not so good! 

Everything matters but speakers shouldn't be the weakest link in your system. 

Hence speakers first.