What does your Virtual System page say about you? 

Thanks, @ghdprentice !

OP, very nice! I really like the cabinet. 

Ain’t nothing wrong with being a 3!

...as long as we are all on the same scale, with 1 being super-awesome and 10 being not-even-close-to-awesome

@snilf Still visible when not logged in.

But I've long since closed it to general viewing.

@macg19 Ain’t nothing wrong with being a 3!

I had to check...I listed mine: amp>speakers>sources with related cables etc. after components.

Now I'm not sure if I should reorganize my VS to fit into options 1 or 2, or just agree I'm a 3?

@sfgak - everything is important in a system, really - I wouldn’t read much into the categories you stated. If any one puts things in an order, it’s more for organisational purposes than importance 😉

In friendship - kevin

@sfgak 

If your pristine room is what passes for "messy" around here, I'm never posting a virtual system 😂🤣

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.

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

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. 

@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!

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. 

Source first, starting with the most important: TT. This is what I like, call it "emotional importance". The rest follows the signal path, despite my Pearlacoustics SG speakers being #2 in what I like. I fully realize that in importance of sound, it is room first and foremost, then speakers, the rest is garnish. Audioholics had recently a nice YouTube video with quantification for this. 
I added the headphone rig after speakers; not sure should I put that as a separate system? It is in a separate room.

This question reminds me of those personality tests you may have taken as a young adult to figure out what type of job might fit you well.

Q.  Would you rather read a book or go to the movies?

A.  What friggin' book...what friggin' movie?

Regards,

barts

Maybe group 3, I don’t care, you figure it out or ADD? 

It says I forget to add my virtual system.  Just added it.  I started with my speakers for what it’s worth.  

Sources first seemed logical to me.  Though I'll admit that when I was doing the entry it was more middle out.

Also, i thought for a while about should the clock go since that is a separate branch.

Matters were complicated by my having the Bluesound Vault - used almost exclusively for ripping my CDs - I have over 2,000 - so if I listen to a CD I then rip it after (usually!).

I also listed two power amps as I do go back and forth.

I uploaded the images based on the serial numbers (in ascending order) of the particular component.

I originally had them in an alphabetical sequence, but that seemed slightly weird to me.

Hee. Hee.

Very surprised by these responses. I'd have thought that audiophiles were compulsive perfectionists who never do anything with their systems that they can't justify with elaborate arguments. 

For me, I list components in order of their importance for sound quality. Therefore, speakers first, then the room, then amplification, source, cables, etc. The "etc." includes silly tweaks (cable risers, Schumann Resonance Generators, and so on).

I do have a virtual system, by the way, with 25 pictures and a narrative of over 5,500 words. But I've long since closed it to general viewing.

Net time I see some school kids hanging around outside my house, I'll grab one and have him help me post my system. Until then, I'll just keep on spinning records, something I understand.

Mine order is influenced by timing of system upgrades. I originally put it in order of stuff starting at the top of my rack going down then out😀

Anyone on here who doesn't have a virtual system should post one we all love audio porn and ogling others gear here!

Mine are speakers first, amplifier, source and then everything else. It also turned out to be in descending order of cost with the exception of my audio rack and bass traps. I also took the time to add details for most of my components.

You are assuming all order is a conscious decision.  I had to go look.  I upgraded my speakers last and as a result, they ended up at the bottom below HT surround speakers and cables.  I'll fix that when I get a moment.

OP, Get out your phone and take a photo, post in the virtual system area. Takes only a minute. you can post a new photo with each change. It would be fun to watch. 

@ghdprentice I will do so this weekend. Thanks for the push.

I think I have speaker wires listed first, lol.

What does it mean? No idea.....maybe I'm just disorganized. 

Mine says nothing which means I need to quit being lazy, take pictures, and actually add it to the site! Thinking through the original question I would start from source through speakers in the reproduction chain but to me my speakers, in my room, are the most critical. Well, other than the room itself.

#2 Source first, where the signal to the rest of your system begins.
But whatever your system, it could be helpful to the rest of us for you to list it. If nothing more than for curiosity’s sake.
 

I guess mine is hodge podge. I listened them in order of what occurred to me. I think it simply mean I am not anal retentive. 

OP, Get out your phone and take a photo, post in the virtual system area. Takes only a minute. you can post a new photo with each change. It would be fun to watch. 

Chaos theory….with some top quark spin

i am in the transducers matter most camp… and have been for 50 years…..

Mine stale as well, that probably speaks volumes as well.

I started source to speakers as that's the direction signal flows but as I added stuff later I just tacked it on at the end.

#2. Source first. As it should be.

@newbee Doh! I didn't think about just listing my components, without pictures, as you did. That would solve my "too messy to photograph while moving too frequently" problem. Maybe I'll add a virtual system soon...

I also wonder if people who use multiple sources tend to be "speakers first" out of practicality, and sole-source people list "source first" more often... for space reasons, I gave up vinyl in favor of streaming (+ a CD transport for albums I have that are not available on streaming). But being 98% streaming, I'm biased toward creating my listing "source first"...

My 'virtual system' is stale (very stale!). But if I had a preferred methodology, it would be for listing the speakers 1st as the rest, i.e. electronics, serve the needs of the speakers and their set up. If I were to look at your system that is exactly what I would look at and judge the extent of your knowledge about audio stuff by. 

I had to look to see how I had my stuff listed.  Neither source or speakers first.  Amp, preamp, streamer, speakers and the rest is the balance of components and cables. 

I guess I view the amp and preamp as the heart of the system.  My speakers are the most expensive item, but they were 4th. 

Not sure what that means, if anything.