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Do I need speakers upgrade?

I am considering to ugrade my current speakers Proac Studio 140MK2 that will work well in a relatively small listening room. My setup is :
Amp: Mcintosh MC 152
Pre/DAC: Mcintosh D 100
Cables: Tellurium Q, Wireworld, QED & Audioqest .
CD transport : Cambridge Audio CXC .

Room Dimensions:10 ’ W x 13’ L x 9’ H.

The Proac Response D48R is in my first priority .

Second priority : Monitor Audio PL200 II or PSB Imagine t3.

Currently I am very happy with my setup detailed ,neutral and punchy but I feel that my amplification can do much more but I am afraid that my room dimensions is not enough for the speakers I mentioned above for upgrade ? and if do will it be a big step up from my current Proac’s ? and last question what is the best speakers option for me ?




itzhak1969
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shadorne
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No brainer - the Proac is the best of your short list, by far!
jperry
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I have the Proac D-40r in a room 11w 17d 10h. They are the model preceding and about the same size as the D 48. I think the D-48 could work in your room, and the D-30r might also be a consideration
itzhak1969 OP
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Thanks jperry !
Everyone worn me that the Proac 140MK2 needs more space than mine but I ignored them and it turned up to be just fine. Do you think that that the Mcintosh MC 152 is enough for the D48R ?
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audioman58
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Uour best speaker option maybe yo keep them.
If you or a friend can solder , replacing the not so great stock crossover parts with 
Much higher quality  crossover parts , are not that expensive 
And can transform uour loudspeakers .  I recently did mine and it was at minimum a 2- 3X the $$ cost upgrade. Everything is far more detailed and refined.
If Anyone has any questions tell me what uou have and I can at least make a few 
Recommendations based on my 20 years in modding equipment.
jperry
2,435 posts
 
The Proacs are easy to drive so your mc152 should be able to drive the fine. Hopefully you can try then first.

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