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How do you determine how much to spend on speakers

Hello all,

I am just starting out in this HI-FI stuff and have a pretty modest budget (prospectively about 5K) for all. Any suggestions as to how funds should be distributed. At this stage, I have no interest in any analog components. Most notably, whether or not it is favorable to splurge on speakers and settle for less expensive components and upgrade later, or set a target price range and stick to it.

Thanks
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ticten
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I actually think that it is a non-linear function where more you spend on the system on aggregate, less critical it becomes as to what percent of your total budget should be spent on the speakers. Put another way, if someone's budget is $3000 for the whole system, I would say, spend at least 2/3rds on the speakers. If your budget is $8000, then it is a totally different relationship and it will depend more on your priorities (efficiency, brightness, dynamic drive, low-end, mid-range, resolution, even details like off-axis response).
My two cents.
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