How good can it get, really? - my stereo sounds amazing!


I really love my stereo currently. I keep thinking I should be looking for the next piece to upgrade - phono stage, stereo subs, etc., but honestly not sure what to change or why I’d potentially spend more money to achieve a result that’s lesser or equal to my current sound quality. I sorta feel clueless as to how to proceed without screwing up what I have. I know it can get better but honestly I’m at a place when I just don’t know how it can. Hmmmmm.... not a bad problem I guess. Open to suggestions for sure. Thx.
paulgardner
geoffkait
... a relatively inexpensive way to boost system performance is to support all heavy furniture in the room on cones ...
There are limits to what I'd do in the pursuit of fidelity, and this suggestion is an example. I want my listening room to be cozy and comfy.
@cleeds
That’s OK. When the early settlers traveled west by covered wagon a lot of them decided to settle in the Mid West rather than hazard the trip further West. I totally understand. 😛
CD jewel boxes, for example, are actually *resonators* and not in a good way
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Kinda curious, how exactly do you define " not in a good way". And like is it something intrinsic to resonators or just that particular resonator.

tomic601, you said, "One problem with subs is - there ain’t much music down there... listen to just them....."

That seems like a strange comment coming from someone who uses Vandy 7's, which have low end response of 22Hz  +/-2dB, or just under 20Hz  +/- 3 dB. The speaker has built in subs. Vandy even calls them by the fancy term "Fusion Subwoofers". In fact, it's quite a complex subwoofer. 

An awful lot of subs reach down from about low 20's to mid teens. Pairing the OP's bookshelf speakers is an immanently sensible thing to do, although I recommended he would be far ahead by getting rid of the bookshelf speakers and getting some serious floor standers.