ezkcdude wrote: > speakers: 65% > amp: 25% > DAC/source: 10% > > So, in the future, I will allocate my resources accordingly. For > example, if I were given (or earned, I suppose) $10,000, I would spend > $6500 on speakers, $2,500 on amplification, and $1000 on a source/DAC.
It is interesting how the concept of the 70s and early 80s, that if an amp measured the same, it sounded the same has been discarded by audiophiles and even normal serious listeners this century. I take that to mean that the measurements are missing something, maybe not measuring the right thing. Another serious thing to consider is room acoustics, speaker placement, listerner placement, etc. They have a huge impact. And placement changes are free. However, there is a problem, in that the optimal positions for most setups have a totally unacceptable WAF. And room acoustic treatments are much more effective and cost effective than they are in the WAF department. But if you can swing the WAF, you can put, say, $2K into room treatment and only need to spend $3K on speakers, saving some money to increase the WAF with some nice resturant dinners. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
