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What to add next to my system, budget $5000 to $7000?  My current system consist of Wilson Sasha speakers, Yamaha RX-A3050 receiver that I run pure direct, Rotel RB-1590 2x350 amp, Hegel DAC and a Bluesound Vault 2i streamer.  I have been looking at a Mcintosh C2600 to replace the Yamaha receiver to give me the option of adding a turn table at a later date or would adding mono blocks give me the most bang for the bucks or other options?   


nobnewob
last_lemming
638 posts
 
Maybe consider used and get both pre and amp. 
millercarbon's avatar
millercarbon
12,531 posts
 
You're using a receiver with Wilsons? Yamaha and Rotel? Seriously??? And, jumping to monoblocks??

Trolling, or one helluva crazy story here for sure. Odds-on favorite: trolling.

Okay anyway assuming serious, ditch the receiver. Get a good integrated. If you really do have Wilsons, they deserve and will reward a lot better front end than some inboard phono-stage on a card. Get a good integrated, Herron VTPH2A phono stage, whatever VPI table you like, mount the best Koetsu you can afford, connect it all with the best Synergistic Research wire you can afford, sit back and enjoy.

stringreen's avatar
stringreen
6,468 posts
 
How did you pick these components......I wouldn't do Mac either
cal3713's avatar
cal3713
1,421 posts
 
Agreed on the integrated amp option. Lots and lots of options out there, but maybe a pass labs offering, or if you like the sound of the Hegel, you could add one of theirs... 
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