I recently got back into this hobby after some years of inactivity and am slowly but surely upgrading my system. I have the following new gear
- Mac mini + Benchmark dac3 for my ripped cd's. - Dr. Feickert woodpecker with Jelco 850 arm and Van den Hul DDT II cartridge
The rest of the system has not been updated yet. I have:
- A project Phono box DS - A Rotel RA-1062 integrated amp (between 15 and 20 years old) - B&W Nautilus 805 speakers (I got these used around 16 years ago)
What do you think my next upgrade would be: speakers, amp or phono pre-amp? My own guess would be the amp or the speakers. What do you people think? Would appreciate your ideas.
Note that I am not dissatisfied with what I have, but if I listen at shows what's now available, then I'd love to be able to have that at home.
I have listened to quite a few speakers over the last year and other than Maggie 1.7i, I have not found anything that I am convinced sounds better than what I have for less than $3500 used: ProAc, Maggie 3.6, anything up food chain by Thiel. Not that it’s not out there, just sayin.....
What’s the budget? My recommendation at a reasonable price point would be a W4S ST 500 amp pared with a decent tube preamp. I’m using a Manley Shrimp in my summer system. Both my B&W N802 and old Concept 90’s love that combination.
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