need advise, which is the weakest link in my audio chain


Hi all, i am new here and this is my first post.

need some opinion and advise, which gear do you think is the weakest link that i should improve/change.

i wish to have sweet sound and detail but not fatiguing

my experience on current setup not really meet my preference  :-

- a bit forward sound 

- sometime may a little dry/harsh sounding when source recording is poor

- lack of sweet top end

pre amp - bryston bp6

power amp - lexicon nt-212 (same as bryston 3bst)

speaker - spendor sp1 

cd player - marantz cd6006

dac - rega dac

tuner - yamaha t1 & sony st-sa5es

sorry for my poor english.

thank you.

128x128nagasakti70

Dear Christian

i have a 40 inches tv screen at front wall

ok i will give it a try to throw a blanket cover it 😉

when connected marantz to rega dac - sound slight organic but top end a bit loss

 

@soix

I had the BP6 as well and it’s a very neutral preamp but when paired with a Bryston 2B SST I found what you’re finding in that it was a little thin sounding. But when I paired the BP6 with my McCormack DNA-0.5 RevA amp it was fuller and more natural sounding and much more balanced IMHO.

Yes, in this particular set up it could be the power amplifier is the culprit. I’ve read similar sonic signature/descriptions of this amplifier in the past.

Charles

Charles,

seems like i should borrow any power amp from friends to try out

anyone ever listen to quad power amp ?

 

I'd say DAC is your weak spot.  The DAC is the heard of the digital system.  In your cord discussion you said the DAC is not in use.  So you are using the DAC in he CD player to convert to analog.  Not high end.  Tuners are not so good.  I guess you aren't streaming.  So I don't see how you are delivering a high quality signal to your system.

Jerry