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
I would go for a speaker upgrade first and then your cartridge then your amplifier and phono stage and if you get the right kind of speaker for your room you will not need a subwoofer anymore at all. You have the start to a great system but you can modify it to be truly excellent and for a lot less than 30k.
You didn’t mention your cables, did you?  You got silver interconnects and high end digital cables and power cords?  For a great system, it fulfills the gears’ potential.  Darwin cables for example for ICs… David Laboga for digital… PM me for details if helpful.
Bose 801 Speakers & Pair of Forte 5 Amps (combined total: $2,000.)

Another ’instant’ jump up in the speaker department, use them while researching, find something you love later, sell em.

selling here, local pick-up, New Jersey (near me).

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisabd1b-b-w-bowers-wilkins-801-full-range?refsource=hifishark

I presume, same seller, they were driven by this PAIR of Forte Model 5’s

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisabd18-forte-model-5-solid-state

some Forte Model 5 info in an expired ad here

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/solid-state-forte-audio-model-5-amplifier-2013-06-15-amplifiers-85...
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somebody snapped up the JVC 2 arm plinth and TT71 around the same time. Smart!

Anyone here?