Tobias, I would have to say that speakers are the most important, with a tip of the hat to Kthomas and room dynamics. Auditioning speakers on the dealers good equipment would be cheaper than buying the source and power only to be unhappy. If you know what good speakers can do with some elses good equipment then you're already ahead. With good speakers that work in your room I would think it would be easier to "get there". But I've been wrong before and thats why I make this comment. Regards.
If you knew then, what you know now...
WHAT would you have done differently in your path to "audio nirvana" ??? Given that most of us have spent WAY more than we realized until just recently : ) this might be a good way to help others out. They might be able to learn from our mistakes without having to spend as much money to get where we are at today. Sean
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