CnoEvil said:
....and here's me avoiding this thread 'cause it looked dull.....how wrong was I.
For those who don't already know, I'm with the view that speakers are only as good as the system they're in ie. need a good source and properly driven.
// Sources and electronics are only as good as the speakers they output through.
// Speakers are only as good as the source and electronics feeding them.
We are speaking the same things here, the chicken or the egg first... pointless? :?
What does make sense is from engineering perspective to ponder which component benefits most from improvements before it hits the wall of marginal returns. Sort of engineering ROI (return on investment).
In this Hi-Fi debate there are 2 transducers camps, Source first or Speakers first. Electronics camp were almost nonexistent, until valve amps had their recent revival. For SS amps there isn't much you can do except with few of them you can upgrade the PSU. usually its buying a different one or biamping.
In camp Source first they are mostly flat earths with turntables. They all sorted their amps and speakers quickly but they enjoy the masochistic, income burning, loooong fiddling and fine tuning when it comes to their decks. They buy the speakers, position them to the single possible available position in their room (usually the worst for room acoustics) and start upgrading the turntables and phono pre's.
When the source is digital, people go to Speakers first camp for higher ROI. Theres not much you can do here except keep buying different ones.
In the Speakers first camp there are the speaker fetishists, engineering and specs geeks, including "don't forget room acoustics treatment" nags. You can fiddle here as well till you go mental. Spikes, stands, positioning, cables (oh god the cables), cable platforms and other accessories, room treatments, even interchange different speakers if they are mini monitors so you keep more than one pair.
No one ever from the Source first camp ever needed a special listening room. They all usually deport themselves in basements where they can stack wall to wall vinyl shelves. The Speakers first camp break down walls, dedicate special listening rooms etc.
Which path is the right for the original poster of this thread?
Irelevant! He has Eltax speakers. Its a no brainer!