Which is the most important part of a stereo system?


My system consists of a pair of B&W 630's, an old Denon 50 watt reciever (DRA-550) from the mid 80's, a Marantz CD5004 cd player, and now a Pro-ject Debut Carbon DC Turntable.  I'm pleased with the speakers and the cd player and while the Denon sounds good it has some issues and I want to upgrade.

I'm planning on returning the Pro-ject TT and getting a higher end TT.  I'm also looking into getting a new amp pre amp with a internal DAC.

Is the source the most important? The speakers? 

Please Help!
klimt

Showing 15 responses by geoffkait

You’re close, mapman, very close. The real answer is the user’s experiments.
I figured that would bring out my stalkers but I didn’t expect the quickness. One suspects you’re trying to be the poor man’s glubson. 🤗
Here are some examples of subconscious interaction with surroundings for your consideration. Comments accepted. 😬

The color blue for room walls is best for SQ.

The color green for the room ceiling is best for SQ.

The color white for any cable or power cord jacket is best for SQ.

Removing all CDs, LPs, DVDs or books in the room is best for the SQ.

Removing all cell phones from the room is best for the SQ.
I will tend to you later, Mr. Smarty Pants 👖 If you don’t know just say you don’t know.
cd318
Your subconscious largely composed of memories also happens to be the most unreliable part of the sonic equation.

>>>>Yet memories are what allows you to hear music. You can remember words and music, no? You like a certain song because you can remember it. That’s how you can sing along in church, because you remember the words and the music. You can probably remember entire movies if you work on it a little bit. 😬 If your memory is unreliable eat more fish. 🐟 🐟 🐟 And if you’re going to pretend to be an expert on the subconscious or psychology at least provide links to support your statements. The sonic equation? 😬

mahgister
Your subconscious. Final answer. The one variable you can’t control. 😳
Too deep to be attented and controlled in my first 7 years of audio experiments for sure...This is the information field.....But I think that you know that.... :)

I think that this variable cannot be controlled the way the others embedding’s variables can be, but it is possible to create bridges that will open more the mind toward a better reception of the information... I will attempt it someday....

>>>>>May your path take you to the promised land one day. Meanwhile rejoice in what you have. 🤗 As for myself I am always moving beyond. Good luck in your quest for the Unified Field Theorry. 😀

There is no final frontier. - Sammy Davis Jr.

Good luck to everybody. - Bob Dylan
Your subconscious. Final answer. The one variable you can’t control. 😳
Just in case nobody mentioned it already which they probably didn’t - the fuse, be it ever so humble. Another one nobody probably mentioned is electrical connections of all non-audio outlets. And one more nobody mentioned  - how many CDs are in the room.
terry9

I did the test. I built a special cabinet to be a Faraday cage, then used theoretically optimal 99.99% pure silver conductors inside teflon tubular insulators which barely contacted the conductors, which were separated by 50mm for near-zero capacitance. ETI connectors. Compared to premium microphone cable with ETI connectors. Difference negligible.

>>>>>Strictly speaking, that is not a scientifically valid test. That’s the problem generally with cable tests and cable comparisons. There are variables that are not accounted for in the test. Examples:cables not sufficient broken in; cables not cryod; cables’’ directionality not accounted for; the possibility of errors in the test system. Therefore I am inclined to throw your test out. 
I use headphones so the room is of no use to me. Scratch the room. Also scratch speakers.
Actually I don’t use power outlets so chances are good they aren’t the most important thing.