Which makes the biggest difference?


In your opinion which component make the biggest SQ difference in the chain of a digital playback system: the amplifier, the preamp or a DAC?
Or, is it impossible to determine?
rvpiano

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@ghdprentice

haha - i quoted your earlier statement fully understanding what you meant to say!

it is a chain, every component is a link... so the weakest link is what matters the most!

that is the fun (and challenge) of this pursuit... figuring out what that is in one’s own system... and then the weak link will usually move once you make a change!

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and spencer, i agree 100% -- the original recording quality matters one heck of a lot

that is one pivotal piece of ’strategic planning’ in system building, if you will -- one has to honest about the range of recordings one will use the system to listen to, and then the system needs to be built to maximize enjoyment of that range of recording qualities to be played on a regular basis
@ghdprentice says it well..

You don’t want the rest of the signal chain down.

so which is the most important link in a physical chain? hmmmm