There is no “first”, or a “major - minor” binary choice. The music appreciation is a direct function of the necessary system IMO.
sure ,..you can technically listen to the best “ music” on a “system” composed of a POS build and worse POS+ audio, performance Airbuds from a crap smartphone.
Rather, you can actually enjoy the music played on a high-end system
TAKEAWAY
The two factors are irrevocably equally stapled together…full stop.
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