Where to spend to get maximum audio quality on a system at a given price

[mav52]

I agree with mayhem , speakers is the only way your going to hear the quality of your source equipment, unless you can plug your cables into your head like some robot.

[mav52]

You can buy all the DACS, AMPS, converters, power supplies, fancy cable gimmicky but without speakers you got nothing. Like a few have already noted, invest in speakers that you can afford, and match those speakers to your equipment and music taste.