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What combo would you choose and why

Hey Agoners,

I have the following equipment:

Simaudio i3

Schiit Saga+

Icepower 125ASX amp

Audioengine B2 BT receiver

Odyssey Lorelei floorstanders w/kismet upgrades

Revel M20 engineering standard standmounters

Audio Nirvana alnico 8" full rangers running in free air, i.e.no cab and no baffle

Two Martin Logan Abyss subwoofers

All connections are OCC

I listen to Gardot, Krall, Peyroux and various acoustic guitarists

Room is 14x20 with carpets and lovesacs all over the place

Given all that, what would be your best combo of components to use?

I listen to an average 60db volume.

Thanks all

TM

tmalkki
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russ69
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Not trying to be a smart ass but I don't see much to save. I'd get a good 3 way tower and a decent integrated amp. If I was forced to keep some of your gear maybe the Odyssey Lorelei but it would have to be paired to some really good electronics. 

tmalkki OP
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Hmm, interesting observation, thank you. Given my budgetary limits, the Sim i3 is the best integrated I can do at this point in time. If you could choose an integrated around the $2k mark used, where would that take you?

Cheers

TM

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sbank
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@tmalkki I've hear the Odyssey monos w/the Loreleis and they were great together, as you might expect. One of the best sounds at Cap Audio Fest a few years ago, vs. gear many times the price. You could get those and a variety of decent tube preamps for ~$2K total. Perhaps an older simpler Audio Research LS7 or a CJ PV series. Klaus would certainly have suggestions too. Cheers,

Spencer

tmalkki OP
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Thank you for the suggestion Spencer, probably the nudge I needed to reach out to Klaus for a chat!

Timo

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