My experience has lead me to believe the best way to go about it is to find speakers that you like, but that also work in your room. Speaker to room matching is the most important thing to get right. Room treatments are critical here.
Then find an amp (integrated in my case, preamp + amp for others) that works well with those speakers.
Then the sources, then cables.
I say this because I've had some really good speakers with some really good amplifiers, but because the speakers didn't work in my room it was all for naught.
Then find an amp (integrated in my case, preamp + amp for others) that works well with those speakers.
Then the sources, then cables.
I say this because I've had some really good speakers with some really good amplifiers, but because the speakers didn't work in my room it was all for naught.