Speaker upgrade suggestions


Hello all
I am thinking of upgrading my speakers. My system as of now is a Forte 4 power amp, Forte model 2 preamp, Arcam diva cd192, audioquest jag interconnects, audioquest GR8 speaker wire, and B&W 602 s3 speakers on nice metal stands with a B&W 600 sub. The system sounds good, no question, but... I want more. My opinion is the speakers are the weak link. But I'm not sure, any suggestions or comments?
Thanks, Mcgarick
mcgarick
You want more... more what? I'm not especially partial to the B&Ws you have, but that's my taste not yours. I could say that I liked the Triangle Titus ES better because it had a much livelier sound and a great image, but maybe that's not what you're missing.

I have found that acoustic treatments and AC isolation have helped both my systems a lot. Maybe those would be things to consider.
What is your price range? I think that the 700 series of the B&W's are a huge step up in sonics from the 600 series speakers. However, they are revealing and if your electronics are on the bright side, I would choose a different path than the 700 series.
In response to these comments, I guess I'm looking for more musicality, and a tight lively mid bass, not bloated or over emphasized but a (big boogie groove factor). Maybe a modest floorstander. At the Audio store where I bought the 602's , I did compare them with the 700's and thought the difference to be small in overall quality. I dont want to spend more than $1000 new or used. My forte gear has been sent to Jon Soderburg for upgrade/updates, so I will wait and see what changes that makes before I make a purchase. Thanks for the commments.
Magnepans are great for midrange and midbass, strings so lively you HAVE to air guitar to them and vocals really fly. And you already have a sub so that takes care of the maggies' slightly weaker bottom-end bass if you need it. I use a pair of 15 year old maggies with no sub and they sound great, but I wish I had a sub for when I was watching movies or listening to deep dance music or hip hop, with a lot of very low, loud sounds. The maggies are also wicked detailed, and resolve noticeably more detail than even my grado headphones. They go for $950 new. on audioreview it has a 4.83 out of five from 42 reviews, I'd trust that: http://www.audioreview.com/cat/speakers/floorstanding-speakers/magnepan/PRD_120037_1594crx.aspx

They are also great from a design prespective, they really don't overpower the room and they look very sleek in a home theater setup, you can get them in a variety of finishes as well.