upgrade path from Dynaudio 52SE

I kind of agree with Riley804, the Rotel gear is not on the same level as the rest. I would be scoping out preamps, in your shoes. But given your listening preferences, floorstanders cold work better. Is your room large enough for full range speakers?

I don't understand the Rotel hatred on this board. It may be mid-fi stuff but I have tried listening comparisons with Parasound, Classe, BAT, Mac and Krell - all 3-5X the cost of my Rotel gear. There was improvement but not to the tune of $8000+. I suppose I have reached a point in my life that I need to be satisfied with what I have. My room is 12' x 20' with an 80% opening on one of the 20' sides.

Rotel is mid-fi at best, IMO.Really more like entry level gear,nothing wrong with that.Its not where you start but where you end up. I would venture to say most have started with lower grade gear and worked up,thats the fun part of this hobby..Keep in mind 3-5 times the money doesnt produce 3-5 times the improvement,thats not how it works..If your "satisfied with what you have"then why the post???..I would agree, dump the Rotel....

The right spk. will make a world of difference. It sounds like you need a floorstander which falls on the warm side. If I had 2.5k to spend I'd look at Spendor and ProAc along w/a few others. I really like my older Rotel tuner (RT-850A) and CDP. (RCD-855) My not bring bragging rights but they are very musical pieces of equipment for a song. Try a different a spk. and see how things sound w/your Rotel. Good Luck!

Speakers should be on the long wall without the opening. A pair of Magnepan 1.6Qr's would move you into a higher realm...keep the Rotel stuff:O)