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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
sgordon1
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Oh, ya betcha, yaaaah.
hombre
87 posts
 
it was the rule that I followed which was listening to different and varied voices that finally brought me to my present status and the place where I want to be.

If we could live our lives over again we wouldn't make the same mistakes again. We'd make different ones. 
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maplegrovemusic
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paulgardner  - You mentioned St louis Park earlier . Is that in Mn ? If it is do you currently live in mn ? Would love to hear your setup and get advice on mine as well .
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danvignau
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My system sounds truly great.  It has sounded better.  I am happy with my system. I would be happier if it sounded like it used to, before I destroyed it by trying to make a small repair and shorted everything out.  Most of my Audire equipment has been repaired  (Amp Preamp, Head Amp), as has my CD player. The rest is temporarily replaced with Bryston (Amp, Preamp;  yes I need two complete systems to run it properly).  Boo f'ing Hoo!  I am lucky anything was able to be fixed.  I am still amazed that 24 big Motorola outputs. powered by 4 500 watt trannies, which nearly deafened me when they tried to torch my big B&W's (due to 120 volts going through all the inputs), did not damage the speakers.  Yeah!  B&W.  I am truly impressed!
artnoxon
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Hello Paul. 

The room acoustics overlays and imprints your audio experience.  Some "upgrades" that a person can hear are merely an effect that penetrates the acoustic noise floor.  Some upgrades are real and you'd love them if only you could hear them, but they lie buried below the room acoustic noise floor. As I read your list of equipment I didn't see the acoustic compliment you are running.  

A good system performance experience is to download and listen to the ASC MATT test (musical articulation test tones).  https://www.acousticsciences.com/matt

Listen first over headphones, kinda boring, then listen to your system play the test track. 

The test will speak for itself.

Sincerely,  Art Noxon

ASC

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