Tobias - that's where I have found the easiest place of compromise. I am on my third time working my way through the system, having begun at the source and working back to the speakers while upgrading.
Sure speakers make a difference, but I have spent more time with speakers than were not up to the level of the rest of my equipment. Even after replacing them with something appropriate or better suited, I still thought speakers made less of an impact or could, without serious loss musically be of lesser quality.
I have had speakers over the last four years ranging in cost from $900 - $15,000 and many in between. Better speaker sound better but none of them were irreplacable.
Just my $.02...
Sure speakers make a difference, but I have spent more time with speakers than were not up to the level of the rest of my equipment. Even after replacing them with something appropriate or better suited, I still thought speakers made less of an impact or could, without serious loss musically be of lesser quality.
I have had speakers over the last four years ranging in cost from $900 - $15,000 and many in between. Better speaker sound better but none of them were irreplacable.
Just my $.02...