I have read numerous posts regarding the relative importance of speaker quality vs other components in a system. Quite a few audiophiles out there believe speakers are the most important link and therefore should constitute the biggest expenditure. It seems to me that your source would be the most important given it’s the origin point. Speakers should faithfully reproduce the signal originating from the source, via the amplifier. My personal experiences seem to support this notion. Of course, any system is only as good as its weakest link, but I am curious why so many seem to subscribe to this belief. Interested in your thoughts.
They’re all important. But if you told me I need to choose between a $100 DAC or $100 speaker to put in my system, I’d choose $100 DAC and get nicer speakers.
But I’d prefer to get nice source gear and nice speakers, along with nice everything else. I do appreciate good DACs, good streamers, good power, etc.