What is more important to get first -

Source or Speakers?

I'm talking high end. Like $2000ish for digital | $6-8000ish for analog | $6-10,000 for speakers.

Just curious based off a conversation I recently had with a speaker maker.

I personally could see it both ways but am thinking that high end speakers are best to get first, because then you can actually here the slight or significant characteristics of the source. So auditioning at home would be more informative. As well, shipping a digital source or TT back if you don't like it is way cheaper than speakers. But that is a side note. Anyways... The speaker manufacturer saw it the other way.

You thoughts?