Thanks for the responses.
Likes and dislikes: I listen to jazz, blues, acoustic/roots music, some rock, some classical. I'm not a bass freak, but I don't want to feel like I'm missing the bottom end too much.
As to whether the Rega has enough power: I can see where that would be a concern, esp. from you guys who are pushing a lot of power. I'm holding off on that kind of rig until I have a dedicated listening room. My current room isn't huge and my listening volumes are reasonable, so I'm hoping this will not be an issue. Would the fact that the PSB Synchrony Ones are 4ohm make a difference?
As far as the Onkyo CDP: It is Stereophile class B so I don't think it is hurting me; there are better cdp's and I will consider and upgrade or an external DAC. But loudspeakers will come first.
In terms of budget: This is the point of the thread, really. Of course I'd like to spend less rather than more, but I am trying to determine how much I need to spend to achieve more than an incremental improvement. In the interest of system balance, my budget should probably be no more than 3k, used or new. Any more than that and it begs the question if I should be upgrading the other components as well.
Likes and dislikes: I listen to jazz, blues, acoustic/roots music, some rock, some classical. I'm not a bass freak, but I don't want to feel like I'm missing the bottom end too much.
As to whether the Rega has enough power: I can see where that would be a concern, esp. from you guys who are pushing a lot of power. I'm holding off on that kind of rig until I have a dedicated listening room. My current room isn't huge and my listening volumes are reasonable, so I'm hoping this will not be an issue. Would the fact that the PSB Synchrony Ones are 4ohm make a difference?
As far as the Onkyo CDP: It is Stereophile class B so I don't think it is hurting me; there are better cdp's and I will consider and upgrade or an external DAC. But loudspeakers will come first.
In terms of budget: This is the point of the thread, really. Of course I'd like to spend less rather than more, but I am trying to determine how much I need to spend to achieve more than an incremental improvement. In the interest of system balance, my budget should probably be no more than 3k, used or new. Any more than that and it begs the question if I should be upgrading the other components as well.