Interesting, but not to surprising, responses. I am in the speakers camp of 'the most important' as I feel they have a huge influence on the whole. I also believe that amp and speaker matching is important.
John's (Stehno) views above I find interesting and would be intrigued by experimentation...not that I am about to embark on this.
I am not convinced of source being 'the most' important, though all links have their level of importance. Even inexpensive source componants today put out 'decent' performance, but cheap speakers will show immediatly. Just my opinion.
Therefore, my opinion, in answer to your question would be the amp.
John's (Stehno) views above I find interesting and would be intrigued by experimentation...not that I am about to embark on this.
I am not convinced of source being 'the most' important, though all links have their level of importance. Even inexpensive source componants today put out 'decent' performance, but cheap speakers will show immediatly. Just my opinion.
Therefore, my opinion, in answer to your question would be the amp.