Just a curious, analytical mind. I think it's the engineer in me being trained in mechanics. You are always trying to quantify things in a tangible way, even when they are intangibles. I remember seeing something about percentage of spending in different areas, but wanted to get the read on what this community thought. Having just recently caught the bug again after about a decade of being away from these things, and knowing how digital has changed so much, was wondering what people here thought. Thanks, Sam
Underspent on speakers relative to overall system?
I’m sure this has been discussed many times in the past, but was curious about where your systems sits in this breakdown? I am wondering if I underspent on my speakers relative to my overall system. My current, just recently completed system by percentage looks like this:
31% - SOURCE – PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream DAC/BRIDGE II & Roon library management
27% - SPEAKERS – Monitor Audio Platinum PL100’s & REL Storm subwoofer
16% - AMPLIFICATION – PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium HP Integrated
16% - POWER CONDITIONING– PS Audio Power Plant Premier & Panamax MAX® 5300-EX Power Conditioner
6% - CABLES - DH Labs Silver Sonic speaker cables & interconnects, and Pangea power cords
4% - CABINETRY – including AIRCOM CLOUDPLATE T7, QUIET RACK COOLING FAN SYSTEM 2U
Not sure if there are "standard" guidelines of ranges of how much by percentage you should spend in each category.
Look forward to
your responses!
Cheers,
Sam