So I am a college student looking to buy his first stereo setup. I've perused some audio forums, but that's about all the research I've done so far. When I went to my local audio store I had the idea in my mind that for my budget (around $700-750) I should be spending most of my money on speakers. To me, this meant spending around $500 on a pair of speakers and then filling my system in which a relatively inexpensive amp and cd player (not into vinyl, sorry!). Now when I arrived at the audio store I was told that I had my spending proportions all wrong. They didn't try to push me on price of my setup, but they wanted me to spend much more money on my cd player and reciever than I had planned. They reccomended spending about $300 on speakers, $200 on a reviever and $200 on a cd player.
Now I may be completely wrong here, and I'd like to know if I am. How should I be spending my money? It's seems a little strange to me that a cd player that costs $200 can play a cd better than one that costs $100. I understand that this is all a matter of preferences, but what are your opinions on this? Where should I be spending my money on this system?
So I am a college student looking to buy his first stereo setup. I've perused some audio forums, but that's about all the research I've done so far. When I went to my local audio store I had the idea in my mind that for my budget (around $700-750) I should be spending most of my money on speakers. To me, this meant spending around $500 on a pair of speakers and then filling my system in which a relatively inexpensive amp and cd player (not into vinyl, sorry!). Now when I arrived at the audio store I was told that I had my spending proportions all wrong. They didn't try to push me on price of my setup, but they wanted me to spend much more money on my cd player and reciever than I had planned. They reccomended spending about $300 on speakers, $200 on a reviever and $200 on a cd player.
Now I may be completely wrong here, and I'd like to know if I am. How should I be spending my money? It's seems a little strange to me that a cd player that costs $200 can play a cd better than one that costs $100. I understand that this is all a matter of preferences, but what are your opinions on this? Where should I be spending my money on this system?