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In Reply to: RE: Welcome to the world of fine sounding space heaters posted by AbeCollins on January 21, 2017 at 09:33:23:
There was an editorial dividing audiophiles into three groups: Those who find source components most critical; those who find speakers most critical; and those who find the preamp/amp most critical. I cannot recall who wrote it or when exactly it was published, but it spoke to me.
I'm a preamp/amp kind of audiophile. That does not mean I don't consider each link to be important. In fact, I have heard a number of speakers I don't think I could live with regardless of the preamp and amp. But I feel like if you get the preamp and amp (or integrated amp) right, then you'll have a lot of flexibility in source components and speakers. And if you get them wrong, no system will sound right regardless.
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Follow Ups
- Do you guys recall the editorial in Stereophile a few years ago . . . - JoshT 11:37:30 01/21/17 (1)
- RE: Do you guys recall the editorial in Stereophile a few years ago . . . - AbeCollins 12:18:41 01/21/17 (0)