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Why do folks spend more on electronics than on speakers?

Hello, just curious on this subject. I have seen threads where folks ask for advice on how to allocate their budget and this topic comes up. I also see systems posted on various forums where folks have $10K-$20K in gear driving $2K-$5K in speakers and wonder why. I have traditionally been a speakers first person as that is where I have noticed the greatest differences. For those that allocate more on gear vs speakers what are your reasons? No judgement, I am just interested in hearing another point of view.

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but if I had not built my own speakers my spend would be around 1/3rd in room acoustics, electronics and speakers.

If I take into account, the stands for my stand mounts and sub (speakers I also built), I’m probably close to the same as @erik_squires says about his system spend.
In my case though I would also bundle in the furniture I’m building in with the room acoustics budget (which I have so far built).

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