System needs more watts??

Hi Broken

You have some very, very good electronics. The Cary, Audible Illusions and the BAT are all excellent pieces. I do not know the Dali, but read the specs.

It is a 4ohm speaker with 89db efficiency...and you are running 75 watts tubed. My guess is you could probably use a much more powerful amp and your speaker would probably respond well to it. Just a hunch...nothing more.

If you like your sound...but perhaps just need more fullness, dynamics, try a bigger BAT or you could try a big SS amp like a Pass amp. I think you might be very pleasantly surprised about how your speakers respond.

If you are looking for a serious ugprade which your system is capable of showing off...i would go for amp over power cords which are important but important as a 'finishing off' the system...they are not going to add something the equivalent of having 100-200 watts of more power.

The Dali 800 needs little power to get decent volume as they are reasonably efficient, but they sound better with powerfully amps controlling their bass drivers. Nice speakers in my opinion.

to add to my post : more power would result in a tighter cleaner bass and mid bass which allows you to hear the great midrange more clearly on these speakers. I would highly recommend doing trials at home.