MMGs

oblgyn , great post !

I have a pair of Rega RS-1 that showed what a 100K of Lamm electronics could do and my uber-rich buddy finally admitted it could .
And his speakers are Magico 5 ’s .
Just yesterday I went to pick up a cheap SACD player on craigslist, for the few I own.
The house I pulled up to was a mini-mansion in one of the best Mpls. burbs
which is saying a lot.
The guy was very friendly and showed me his system .
Has a 500, 000 $$$$ system , 4 custom made 9 ft tall JBL horn based speakers, which he controls by remote , five or six JBL subs , a dozen amps all XLR etc etc etc etc, Had many thousands of ripped recordings on computer at his elbow .. Played some Opera for me with picture on must have been 80 inch Sony TV . Sounded more like a heavy- metal rock concert than an Opera and singers were among best in the world and the Met Band ain’t bad.
Was glad to get home to my modest system in modest condo to listen to some music .
Was nice guy though .

Two more cents:

Prior to my .7's, I sometimes used a pair of inexpensive Pioneer Andrew Jones 8" powered subs with the MMG's.  That system is one heck of a musical return on investment.  The subs are packed away now because I'm happy with the bass response of the .7's.  

Gotta admit I am feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the options.

Am now wondering if I should venture into streaming, since (in response to JohhnyB53), the CD player is my only source.  Streaming then leads me to a NAS of some sort.  Those two lead me to a DAC.

Budget under 2k, what should I be looking at in these three areas?

To elaborate on my previous post a bit, if I introduce $2500 into my budget and take my current equipment into account (1 year old MMGs worth $450(?) and an old but checked out Adcom GFA-555 worth $300(?)), then I have $3250 to spend if I liquidate my current gear.

Some of the options you all have educated me on, and I am having trouble deciding between are:

1) Gunn the MMGS for $2500 and keep the Adcom. This option puts me 3k into speakers which is 3.6R territory plus a host of full range speakers I only have heard names of.

2) Replace the Adcom with an Odyssey Khartago ($1000) or Parasound Halo A23 ($1000). Keep the MMGs or upgrade to 1.7s ($1500). There is also a Bel Canto S300 on here for $750 or a Classe 15 for $1000.  

3) Replace the Adcom with a Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum integrated tube amplifier and replace the MMGs with 1.7s ($3500)

4) Keep the current gear and add a subwoofer (or 2) for $1000 - $2000.

5) What I mentioned above - Keep the current gear and invest in DAC/NAS/Streamer.

I recognize the ultimate decision is mine, but please continue to comment on your experience with some of these combinations.

I would start with a Khartago and either the .7 or 1.7. Love the 1.7 haven't heard the .7