What is the most important component in your system.


To me it is my ARC Ref 6 preamp. I have used a few other preamps, ML38s , ARC Ref 5se,  with my current system and none has taking me closer to music then my ARC Ref 6 preamp. Years ago I always thought it was my B&W 800 Matrix speakers and then my Krell FBB amp. But found out that to get the best sound from my 800s it is a preamp..Years ago i never knew how important a good preamp was in reproducing music. And sure everything adds up ,like interconnects , power cables , speaker cables, platforms and all those tweaks that we use and try. Now i not saying that i was never happy with my 800s and Krell or even my ML 38s. But adding my current preamp really makes my other components bring out their best. 
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No still the same F5s and content as a cat.  Newer than many but not the newest.  

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For me the it's my source components. The better quality the source, the more likely I am to truly get lost in the music.
@elizabeth ....... You said...... Who would have thought the outlet could change the sound so much.....I totally agree... Why dont you go into more detail about it in the { Changing Receptacles } I totally agree.... You are using the Furutech Gold and i am using the Rhodium. I would love to hear an in depth review from you... 
The room and treatments. 

Without that, everything else is just bragging about how much you spent.