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* 1. Your friend wants some advice, "When designing a new HiFi stereo system for digital music, how do you prioritize the following elements?"

Please rank the following list from MOST to LEAST important...
(Rows can be rearranged either by dragging or adjusting numbers from drop-down boxes.)

  1. Digital signal quality, upstream of DAC (reducing noise / increasing integrity of incoming data, upstream of DAC)
  2. Cables - Speaker cable - type, specs, quality, brand
  3. Speakers - type, specs, quality, brand
  4. Speakers - placement and aiming
  5. Speakers - matching to the room
  6. Pre-Amplifier - type, specs, quality, brand
  7. Vibration control
  8. Cables - Signal (interconnects, etc.) cable - type, specs, quality, brand
  9. Power Amplifier - matching power/type to the chosen speakers
  10. DSP & Equalization
  11. DAC - type, specs, quality, brand
  12. Digital File Type (format, bit-rate, etc.)
  13. Room treatment (acoustic absorption, diffusion, etc.)
  14. Power conditioning and A/C power quality, upstream of audio equipment
  15. Cables - Power cable - type, specs, quality, brand
  16. Power Amplifier - type, specs, quality, brand

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* 2. What is missing from the list above? 

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* 3. How could this survey be better?