Three Steps to Hi-Fi Heaven by Russ Andrews
Source: Three Steps to Hi-Fi Heaven
According to Russ Andrews the three steps to hi-fi heaven are:
1) The mains.
The mains is fundamental to the perfomance of any system, budget or High-End and so has a marked influence on the sound of the hardware and connecting cables. Typically, connecting cables and speakers are chosen which hide the effects of the mains problems. This is why everything seems to be system dependent. Once you start down the road of hiding problems the result is confusion and dissatisfaction. On its own, of course, improving the mains doesn't bring complete satisfaction. Quite often it shows up problems in a worse light.
2) Interconnect cables
3) Speaker cables.
Once you've done these three steps, you can turn your attention to optimising the acoustic environment.
Source: Three Steps to Hi-Fi Heaven
According to Russ Andrews the three steps to hi-fi heaven are:
1) The mains.
The mains is fundamental to the perfomance of any system, budget or High-End and so has a marked influence on the sound of the hardware and connecting cables. Typically, connecting cables and speakers are chosen which hide the effects of the mains problems. This is why everything seems to be system dependent. Once you start down the road of hiding problems the result is confusion and dissatisfaction. On its own, of course, improving the mains doesn't bring complete satisfaction. Quite often it shows up problems in a worse light.
2) Interconnect cables
3) Speaker cables.
Once you've done these three steps, you can turn your attention to optimising the acoustic environment.