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Source vs Target: where is the weakness?

In a perfect world mating the best source with the best target you can get is the way to go, but what about the imperfect world. Which would be weaker; if mid-fi source was mated with a very high end target where the source was unable to take full advantage of the target OR a very high end source mated with a mid-fi target where the target might get overwhelmed by the source? Which of the "real world" combination would have the chance of sounding better?

Is it better to have more headroom at the target end or the source end?
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As long as we're on the subject, "What came first, the chicken or the egg?" Hard to answer! I like "Ozfly's" answer
"it depends." I personally think whole systems should be put together from the get go rather than mixing/matching this and that and hoping things work out. Easilier said than done! Well matched inexpensive components many times out perform and provide greater musical satisfaction than
mega-bucks ill-matched components. Tough question. A great, efficient loudspeaker (without a too low impedance) could pobably made to sound great with mid-fi source/amplification.
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