How to start assemble a system


Hi All,

New to this forum and would like some thoughts. I currently have a pair of Kappa 9s, Kappa 8s and Polk SDA-SRS. I'm driving the 9s with a pair of Denon POA-6600 for the lows and a pair of Sony's Vfet bridge mono for the highs. The system sounds very good, but the upgrade bugs bit me so I would like to sell all of my stuff and start a new system. My question is should I pick a pair of speakers first then the electronics or the other way around. I'm thinking of getting a used pair Von Schweikert VR4-SR, Legacy Focus or there is a nice pair of Infinity IRS Epsilon. Would these speakers sound better than what I have right now and how much better? I like almost any kind of music from hard rock to classical, jazz except Rap and hardcore country music. I like the 9s better than the Polks, the mid and highs and sound staging are a lot better then the Polks but the Polks are easier to drive and have much better bass. THanks in advance for your inputs.
min888

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Thanks for the response guys. I guess I'll be selling all 3 of my pair of speakers to get the VR4.

Pragmatist, my room is exactly a 1 car garage that was converted into a home theatre room. How important is acoustic treatment? My room is just a standard room with sheet rocks and carpeted. As for budget, as with any hobby there is no budget. It's just what I can scrape together overtime. Bits by bits so the missus won't notice it right away.

Foster_9, I hear ya, trying to sell my speakers would be a pain in the butt, maybe that's why I'm leaning toward the VR4 since they are seperate boxes and got rave reviews. I'm also looking at Atma for power amps, how good are they?

Ngjockey, wow that much difference? I thought the 9s are pretty good. The Genesis would be nice but they are huge and very heavy. I would love to someday audition the IRS but that will never happens.

Gammajo, agreed, the bass of the Polks is kinda boomy and mids and highs are not that good. I remembered that I was so impress with the Polks when I was in college that I had to get a pair when I had a chance. Now I know better.