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What does your Virtual System page say about you? 

I was browsing through virtual systems today, and noticed three major categories:

  1. People who list their components from speakers to source(s)
  2. People who list their components from source(s) to speakers
  3. People who appear to have a hodgepodge of equipment listed

I would hypothesize that people in group #1 belong to the "speakers first" school of system design, and people in group #2 are "source first".

Are the people in group #3 indifferent? Disorganized? Or listed their equipment in either "speakers first" or "source first" order initially, but as their systems evolved, removed things they sold and then tacked new acquisitions to the end of the list?

If you find yourself groups 1 or 2, can you confirm or refute the hypothesis?

If you are in group 3, what's your methodology? Did your system evolve over time? Or is the listing order just not important to you?

Not sure there are any deep psychological implications, but I was just curious.

(Yes, I know I don't have a virtual system listed. I am currently moving too frequently to get a setup I'm not embarrassed to photograph; I will add a virtual system listing hopefully near the end of this year)
 

sfgak
mswale
163 posts
 

Haven't checked what I did. Not sure it matters to me. I'm always trying to find the synergy with my system. Think for most of us, our virtual systems are just a moment in time. They are constantly changing and evolving. 

My speakers get swapped out every once in a while, still working out what footers work best for my TT, changing cables from time to time. 

My camp would be speakers make the biggest difference. Most other things are tweaks. However, I did do a complete referb on my pre and power amps. Replaced like 100+ components. That did make a HUGE difference in sound from bottom to top. That totally surprised me. 

sfgak OP
134 posts
 

@carlsbad2 

You are assuming all order is a conscious decision. 

Subconscious could be enlightening, too. I know some people who stock their pantry all labels facing forward, and some who are more haphazard. May not be a conscious decision, but if I were armed with this information, it might influence who I would hire as a project manager...

@mswale 

Think for most of us, our virtual systems are just a moment in time. They are constantly changing and evolving. 

Bingo!

 

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tubegb
193 posts
 

2. Source(s) first priority.

3. Multiple/similar products listed signifies products that are still rotated in/out of the system from time-to-time. 

steakster
1,941 posts
 

OP: Yes, I listed my components in order of importance - to me. Clean power is the fuel for the system. High Octane = High Performance.

sfgak OP
134 posts
 

OK, finally listed a Virtual System https://www.audiogon.com/systems/11907

Thanks for the push, @ghdprentice ​​@jond and others.

Please forgive the messiness; this is a temporary location and I’m just not putting any work into clean cabling / room treatment.

I opted for "source(s) to speakers" as an order, with a few things (ICs, speaker cables) tacked on at the end. It seemed to make sense to me.

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