Why did you choose the components and speakers that are in your system?


I have an opportunity to build another system and I'm looking to mix up the sound I seek and it occurred to me to ask the 'goners! So..... why did you choose the components in your current system? In other words- what was important to you when building it? 
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I will echo what most here have said, start with the speakers.  Do a lot of listening to both different styles of speakers and then different brands.  @mapman made a great point about choosing speakers that best match your room.  In my experience that is mostly related to room size.  You can still stick with the style or designer you like but make sure they are large enough to fill a big room or small enough to not overpower a smaller room.  I am a proponent of multiple subs (and not your main speakers)  to control the very low bass (i.e., below about 40 or 50 Hz).  Once you have your speakers selected, make sure you have enough power to control them.  One last thing is to consider how you wish to interact with the system.  I wanted mine as simple as possible.  All my components remain powered on all the time, and I do not use physical media.  If I want to hear music, I simply pick up my iPad, select what I want to hear, and press volume on a remote control.  Others are fine with systems that require more tinkering around, i.e., tubes, warm up, and/or physical media.