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Advice for upgrading my system

I have been on Audiogon for about 6 months and I enjoy the expertise and reading the conversations. I am hoping to receive guidance to upgrade my 2 channel stereo.

I am now ready to upgrade and I have budgeted $30k to do so.

My current system is the following:

McIntosh MA 6600
McIntosh MP 100 Phono Preamp
Marantz super audio CD Player SA-11S2
Micro SeikiDD-40 Turntable
Denon DL 103D Cartridge
2-Monitor Audio PL - 100 speakers
1-Velodyne HGS12BGII Subwoofer
Sonos for DAC

My room has been acoustically treated in the
walls and ceiling by a company that specializes in this. 

I primarily listen to jazz, classical, and 70’s music.

Room dimensions are:
  ⁃ 30’ 6” long
  ⁃ 14’ 6” Wide for the first 12’ 4“ of the length and then
  ⁃ 10’ 4” Wide for the last 18’ 2” of the length

I consider the main listening area to be the 14’6” x 12’4” section.

I am looking forward to hearing your feedback. Btw, I live in Denver Colorado.



bhc148
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artemus_5
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FWIW, I thought your electronic were older than they are. My mistake. I also discovered a SS amp. I'm sold out to tubes, so I would recommend a good tube integrated. And if you get that bug you will see the need for those tube friendly speakers.

Then there is also the phono cartridge which I forgot in my 1st post. I'm into Zyx at the time but there are many good choices. 
pauly
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The McIntosh a tranny amp? 

Ok, I still recommend a fresh pair of speakers but without the tube friendly part.
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knotscott
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I’ve had the chance to hear a pretty sweet, fairly high budget system a few times this year. He’s got Magico S5 MkIIs powered by Convergent tube amp and tube preamp. The system is stunning, and is the first time in a long time that I found a system that I enjoyed more than mine. The Convergent stuff is world class, usually pretty pricey, and is rarely found on the used market, but you never know. I had never heard Magico speakers before, but the fact that he had them in the system speaks volumes about them....also worth a look/listen.
middlemass
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"The McIntosh a tranny amp?"

How would you know? Do amplifiers self-identify? I'll go ask my Rogue Atlas right now.
middlemass
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The Atlas told me to mind my own business.
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