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What Hi-Fi?
What Hi-Fi?
Technology
Ketan Bharadia

System balance: what is the ideal amount to spend on each part of your hi-fi?

Project Debut turntable, Arcam A5+ amplifier and Dali Kupid speakers on plain background.

How much should I spend on each part of my stereo system?

It's an obvious question to ask for anyone putting a system together. It is easy to assume that the answer is simple and follows some predetermined formula. But, as with so many things in hi-fi, things are not as straightforward as they might at first seem.

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