What percentage do you spend on each component?

It sounds like your system is a 2 channel deal. The percentages I am listing are for a theater/2 channel system (as if they can really be integrated, right.....)

Front End (Cal Audio DVD) 5.7%
Processor (Cal) 12.3%
Amp (Cal) 17.1%
Speakers (Aerial) 53.2%
Cables 6.4%
Conditioning 5.3%

Clearly there is a problem here.................

Dan

I never used a percentage to base a purchase on, rather just bought what I liked. Well, that & how much money I had.

Speakers---25%
Amp--------21%
CDP--------19% (includes $600.00 mod)
pre--------18%
cables-----16%
cassette---<1%

This happened completely by accident...no thought given upfront...

Turntable, Cart, Phono pre=22%
CD=6%
Preamp=12%
Amp=7%
Speakers=29%
Cables, PC's, Power Cond=25%

In the old days, most people thought you should put the most money in the speakers. Then came along the new audiophile who re-thought this proposition. Now, many advocate putting a large portion of your budget into the amplication or the front end. I personally don't think of percentages because with so much gear I get bogged down. I have a pair of mono tube amps, a tube line stage preamp, tube phono preamp, reel to reel, cassette deck(yes, I still use it), tuner, sub-woofer, turntable, etc. So just buy what you like and it will work itself out.
Jim

I should add, my decisions were definitely not planned. I bought what I liked and the ratios (posted earlier) played themselves out.
Dan