Priorities...


Which would you prioritise for an upgrade - mono blocks, pre amp or speakers? 
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@freediver , absolutely stunning that a speaker manufacturer would claim that speakers are the most important part of the audio chain. I'm surprised that Time magazine did not cover that earth-shattering news release.

BTW, his name is Bill Duddleston. Good man. He is more responsible for my indoctrination into high end audio than anyone else. I saw a small, 4 line ad for his company, Reel To Real designs back then in 1987, in the back of Audio magazine. I contacted him, and he sent me a bunch of information and literature. Back then he was working out of his garage.
Magazines like Stereophile and The Absolute Sound, that I had never heard of. Speakers from companies like Vandersteen that I had never heard of. Opening the door into a whole new world.
I owned 3 pair of Legacy speakers from around 1987-2000, good stuff.

That said, it is still shocking that a speaker manufacturer would state that speakers are the most important part of the audio chain.
Who'd of thunk it???
The question to him was 'stupid' and provocative, he had little choice. He could've said - recording - , though. He also could've said that the question was not correct, that separation of elements would be artificial. Legacy speakers, good stuff but not great, right?
I'm sorry you feel the need to ask others who don't know you or you're system.
Can't we all at least agree that the most important part of the audio chain is
MORE COWBELL!  Cheers,
Spencer
I'm sorry you feel the need to ask others who don't know you or you're system. 

What a stupid statement. Get some perspective; it was just a simple question with no desire for advice but opinion. 
If you were chatting to a stranger & they happened to ask that question during the conversation you wouldn't respond with that sentence...