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Originally Posted by Blackhawks
Just replacing the drivers won't do much. The factory amp is crap and needs to be replaced if you're putting in halfway decent mids and tweeters.
Also, clarity depends on the source as anything... if you're listening to Pandora or XM it's compressed so much that any system won't be able to make the music truly shine.
Getting at least a 192 bit rate should be the target... if not 320/wav/lossless/flac. Uncompressed music has the ability to sound magical under the right conditions...
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I bought into the hirez BS a while back and end the end decided its a waste of time and HD space. I have a very expensive setup at home (B&W 802Diamond speakers/Linn Akurate DSM preamp/streamer/Mcintosh 452 amp etc) and lot of hirez files from HDtracks.
honestly i cannot tell the difference between 320kps itunes and anything above it. i no longer bother with anything above that...
imho, good speaker/drivers make the biggest impact. then premap/dac and finally the amp (unless you are clipping which is usually rare). cables make no difference.