Underspent on speakers relative to overall system?


I’m sure this has been discussed many times in the past, but was curious about where your systems sits in this breakdown? I am wondering if I underspent on my speakers relative to my overall system. My current, just recently completed system by percentage looks like this:

 

31% - SOURCE – PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream DAC/BRIDGE II & Roon library management


27% - SPEAKERS – Monitor Audio Platinum PL100’s & REL Storm subwoofer

 

16% - AMPLIFICATION – PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium HP Integrated

 

16% - POWER CONDITIONING– PS Audio Power Plant Premier & Panamax MAX® 5300-EX Power Conditioner

 

6% - CABLES - DH Labs Silver Sonic speaker cables & interconnects, and Pangea power cords


4% - CABINETRY – including AIRCOM CLOUDPLATE T7, QUIET RACK COOLING FAN SYSTEM 2U

 

Not sure if there are "standard" guidelines of ranges of how much by percentage you should spend in each category.


Look forward to your responses!


Cheers,

Sam

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Just a curious, analytical mind. I think it's the engineer in me being trained in mechanics. You are always trying to quantify things in a tangible way, even when they are intangibles. I remember seeing something about percentage of spending in different areas, but wanted to get the read on what this community thought. Having just recently caught the bug again after about a decade of being away from these things, and knowing how digital has changed so much, was wondering what people here thought. Thanks, Sam
Don't overthink it. Life is hard enough as is. If your system sounds good to you, that's all that counts. 
+2 yogiboy, very well said.

OP, if your 27% speakers is under-spending, then my 9% speakers are REALLY under-spending. However, works fine for me.

Just like yogiboy, the speakers I have now I prefer to other speakers that I've owned that were 2.5 times the price.
I have 3 pair of great sounding vintage speakers. All 3 combined cost me half of what I paid for my CD player/DAC and half of what I paid for my integrated amp. If you're happy with the sound, it doesn't matter what each category of component cost relative to the other.

Enjoy........
@reubent 

I'm with you. I've heard very good electronics make vintage speakers sing.