Popular Post gmgraves Posted June 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 9:09 AM, gordec said: I have learned a lot of great information from the CA/AS community since joining. I went completely network based frontend and started to use better cable and power supplies. After playing with a lot of streamers and linear power supplies, I came to the conclusion that, to my ears, software, power supply, connection interface (network, USB, optical) and cables make up about 10% difference in overall sound quality. Headphone/speaker probably make up 30%-40%, amp 20%-30%, DAC 15%-30%. I have absolutely no problem spending a lot to get the most out of that 10%, but perhaps the best value is spend on the down stream components that could make a bigger difference in the overall sound quality. Do others feel that their frontend makes significantly more than 10% difference to their overall listening experience. If so, how much. I'm talking about sound quality alone, not the software/user interface. I’d say that one would be lucky if their interface cables made up even one percent of their total sound quality, and that would likely be mostly wishful thinking. wgscott, Ralf11, marce and 2 others 4 1 George Link to comment
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