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.
I know that some audiophiles don’t like to review measurements but they are instructive.
A DAC with 0.2 dB deviation in frequency response and distortion and noise below 0.01% is commonplace.
A speaker with linear frequency response within +/- 2dB both on and off axis and distortion below 0.5% for most of the audible range is commendable.
It is much more important to focus on improving the component that is orders of magnitude worse than rest of the chain - and that is the speakers (and room).