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Originally posted by CelestialMechanic
It was true 30 years ago, and it is still true today:
$10 extra in speakers is worth more than $100 extra in amps, etc.
The electronics are so good that the sound quality of an amp is pretty good even in cheap equipment (oh, I can see the flames coming now - yes, an expensive amp will sound a little bit better, but you need to be a critical listener to hear it. Road noise will hide the difference.) The high-end amps and players and such have much better knobs and switches and whatnot, and generally "feel" better to use. That's where the expensive bits are.
You are quite right to start with speakers, then add head end when you get the cash and the urge.
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That is true for the most part, but it's not your sense of sound that will notice the difference, it's your sense of touch. I had a MTX amp in my old car and that thing used to get insanely hot to the touch and then just stop playing on me until it cooled off. It was rediculous that I couldn't play my music loud for more than a half hour at a time for fear that my subs would spontaneously cut out on me. HOWEVER, I completely agree with you that you will notice the difference if you skimp on the speakers (ie. component speakers vs. 2-way)