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Which component is the most critical, the processor or the amp? I hope to attain a audiophile stereo system as the front end of a HT room.

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herman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,215 posts 10-30-2007 at 01:19am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Stop this thread right here. Perhaps you have heard this before but a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. It is a system. Questions like "most important" or "weakest link" or "most critical component" are impossible to answer. I do agree with JW94055 to start with speakers since they are the most colored of any component. Once you have speakers you like work your way back.
herman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,215 posts 10-30-2007 at 11:51am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Mark, I've heard great speakers sound very good with average electronics. I've never heard average speakers sound any better than average no matter how good the front end is. The differences between average front ends and great front ends are subtle. The differences between average speakers and great speakers are HUGE, The differences between great front ends are even subtler while the differences between great speakers are still HUGE. Any front end will work in any room which cannot be said about speakers. You must find a speaker that pleases you and works in your room and then find electronics that mate well with them.
herman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,215 posts 10-30-2007 at 11:47pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete what does that mean?