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Where is the weakest link?

So whats the priority in fixing the path between the ugly utility pole and the speaker connection point? Dont say all the above.  My system is revealing so i need to give this area serious attention.

between amp and speaker,
processor and amp,
dac and processor,
dac and streamer,
router and streamer
Etc

i have thick interconnects, some better than others, but not the cheap stuff, have spent alot on cables to speakers, including center.

ethernet segment dont excite me due to self correcting process that oversees packet delivery.

i dont use balanced and probably should.




jumia

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audphile1
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Here’is my opinion…
If you would upgrade one connection only it would be between preamp and amp. There is a huge difference between monster RCA interconnects and a good pair like Acoustic Zen Matrix Ref 2. I can vouch for that, I tested this in my system. You can hear it. Doesn’t have to be AZ you can try different cables. Next in line would be a DAC to Preamp interconnects followed by a power cord upgrade on DAC, preamp and amp. Polish all that off by a speaker cable upgrade.  
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audphile1
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@jumia
“i have thick interconnects, some better than others, but not the cheap stuff, have spent alot on cables to speakers, including center.”
you’ve asked about priority in fixing the signal chain. 
Turns out those thick interconnects are monster cable. And your speaker cables based on a “spent a lot on cables to speakers” statement didn’t seem to be pointing to a weak link in comparison to the monster interconnects. I chimed in with my opinion based on details you have provided. You will connect a clean faucet to a sewer and drink from it directly or will you purify it first before drinking from that faucet? What did I miss?
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