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11-05-05
Imo there is nothing in the audio chain that will change the ... Whoaru99
11-06-05
Whoaru99, most people that suggest source is the most import ... Lush
11-06-05: Whoaru99
I'd certainly agree that top notch speakers should better when driven with good electronics.
I would love to sit in on a properly done ABX test comparing cheap, mediocre, and high-end gear to find out for myself just what, if any, differences there are. Funny thing is, when called to the carpet, most "pros" find some reason to not take the test. Wasn't there a big deal one time where some relatively famous golden eared people couldn't tell a lowly Yamaha receiver from a Pass amplifier setup?
A number of reviews have favorably compared the Benchmark DAC1 to units costing several times more - but there are tons of reviews that come to the same conclusion on any number of pieces, "Comparable to units costing much more." What does that really mean? My interpretation of it is (from the reviewer's perspective) "I think I hear a difference..."
Hey, don't take it the wrong way, if you have tons of disposable income, good for you. I have no problem with that. You are entitled to spend it any way you choose.
The only problem I have is when I hear stuff like "there is so much difference in component X once you get past Y dollars" passed off as fact instead of what it really is, opinion backed up by anecdotal evidence.
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11-06-05
As much as possible! then you can slowly upgrade your other ... Stne418
11-06-05
Whoaru, as you can probably agree, the second the sony's and ... Lush
11-06-05
Imo, it's a major mistake to go into a purchase with a dolla ... Cdc
11-10-05
Here here cdc! speakers should have little if any character ... dfking@
04-27-06
- the rule of thumb that i would use is the following: 40% ... Keyboredplayer55
07-19-06
I think that the formula must include money for room treatme ... Ehlarson
07-20-06
I have always believed the room was half the battle. the ro ... Launche
07-20-06
There is no rule of thumb. if you like the speakers and can ... Mrtennis
08-02-06
My .02$ for a begining audiophile: understand that you don' ... Cjsmithmd
08-02-06
Cjsmithmd, i have to say that your post is one of the most s ... Wattsboss
08-03-06
Wow, wattboss, you're welcome! yes, i really like this hobb ... Cjsmithmd
08-06-06
I think i remember reading that the speakers should be at le ... Opticaltee
08-07-06
Opticaltee, hmmmm... you must be as old as me :) i remembe ... Cjsmithmd
08-07-06
I used to be in the "spend the most on the speakers cam ... Jb8312
08-21-06
Your speakers are only going to sound as good as the room wi ... Crna39
10-26-06
I am of the front end school. but for what it is worth here ... Appassionata
11-02-06
Buy your dream speakers first and build everything else arou ... Redwoodgarden
11-02-06
Redwoodgarden, well said. Shadorne
11-03-06
I think first instead of how much you want to spend on speak ... Bianchi27
11-19-06
With all due respect, my speakers only cost 20% of the total ... Turboglo
11-20-06
I think you should budget as much as you can to get into the ... Jim_swantko
11-22-06
Interesting quote from ashley james of avi hifi (uk), not se ... Jack667
12-10-06
The speakers are a choice that is left up to a persons own e ... Groundhog
12-12-06
In building a system. first you buy speakers that asthetical ... jessy98@
12-15-06
I'll chime in on the "garbage in, garbage out" sid ... Aubullience
12-15-06
for that matter, so are all other components. i'd add the &q ... Gregm
01-22-07
With so many great sounding budget electronics and source co ... Drw50
01-22-07
Hello, i will only respond to the first part of your paragr ... Sonicbeauty
01-22-07
I use the speakerspender dart board to determine how much to ... Macrojack
01-27-07
A couple of speakers you can get on the used market, like he ... Jaymark
02-08-07
I have spent thousands since 1979 on speakers, i.e., bose 60 ... Classical_fred
02-09-07
if the music was well recorded. but usually one buys the mus ... Gregm
02-11-07
Thanks for correcting my english gregm. your absolutely cor ... Classical_fred
02-12-07
fred -- that's a difficult question to answer. the bbc type ... Gregm
02-12-07
Having been some time since i added to this thread and some ... Blindjim
03-06-07
I would spend 1/2 to 2/3 on speakers. it deepnds on what spe ... Uraniumcommittee
03-08-07
Use the same formula that debeers uses (but wait, there's mo ... Uraniumcommittee
03-14-07
i spent $1600 on speakers (paradigm studio 60 v.3) , $500 ... Alaric
04-14-07
No more than $1000.... dcm tfe200's! Hifisoundguy
04-14-07
I'm with uraniumcommitte's 1/2 to 2/3 of total component spe ... Shadorne
04-14-07
I am in general agreement with shadorne but there are some s ... Eldartford
04-14-07
That is a difficult question that has many variables. price ... Larryrx7
05-20-07
There's a lot of responses already, so i'm sure my opinion h ... Motortoad
05-20-07
I realize now what my future speaker will be. i orginally ha ... Bartokfan
06-02-07
Find a pair you love the sound of. find the price and then ... Wireless200
06-25-07
If it were me, i'd buy used to begin with, on audiogon. and ... Waltcertain
11-07-07
if you get magnepans then you can spend as low as 10% of yo ... Lightminer
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