The idea that your system can have a bottleneck or weak link in the same way that a PC can is one that only a disreputable dealer could hope to profit by.
Hi-Fi performance is measured mainly in terms of distortion, whereas PC performance is measured mainly in terms of speed. Until all PCs processes become instant there will always be room for improvement, processor speed, RAM, hard drive, internet speed etc. Any one of them could be a weak link. Hi-Fi design is over a century old and many components now have distortion levels no human can discern by hearing alone.
With digital components having vanishingly low levels of distortion, amplifiers since the 1970s, you should be able to get great results with any budget CD player/ amp paired with loudspeakers of your own preference.
Even the best loudspeaker has hundreds of times more distortion than any amplifier you could buy.
Of course system matching (amplifier power/loudspeaker impedance) and component isolation/setup remain crucial. This is where a good dealer may be of assistance.
Hi-Fi performance is measured mainly in terms of distortion, whereas PC performance is measured mainly in terms of speed. Until all PCs processes become instant there will always be room for improvement, processor speed, RAM, hard drive, internet speed etc. Any one of them could be a weak link. Hi-Fi design is over a century old and many components now have distortion levels no human can discern by hearing alone.
With digital components having vanishingly low levels of distortion, amplifiers since the 1970s, you should be able to get great results with any budget CD player/ amp paired with loudspeakers of your own preference.
Even the best loudspeaker has hundreds of times more distortion than any amplifier you could buy.
Of course system matching (amplifier power/loudspeaker impedance) and component isolation/setup remain crucial. This is where a good dealer may be of assistance.