8-10k budget suggestions please


Hey guys, 

been out of the game about 10 years, got a new wife, new house, and plugged in my old B&W 804's.  Connected them to a Denon receiver expecting to want to do surround sound.......But forget it!  I really want to maximize my 804's for 2 channel listening.

My room is 15ft long by 13 by 9.  not very big but I need amplification and streaming capabilites.  Will add TT later as I do have vinyl.  Room tx is on it's way so let's just assume it's already done.

 

Thanks for all your help!

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Alright boys and girls, got the Krell last night.  Stayed up a little too long, drank a little too much for a Thursday.  Already really enjoying it.  after about two hours of warm up the things I noticed right away were the soundstage was much bigger, better separation of instruments, and I believe what people call "fleshed out"   Just seemed more like the band was in the room.  I think that is correct.  I'll be listening again tonight after leaving it on since I got it.  Last night I was just listening through Blue tooth on my phone streaming Tidal.  Is this how everyone is listening?

Should I look at getting a power cord?

Glad to hear you are enjoying the Krell and that it has met your expectations as an upgrade. 

I believe the next step is to improve your source with a streamer for Tidal. 

Ok, if you were listening through your phone using bluetooth, then you are in for a treat… that is about the worse possible combination… OK, better than MP3… or a transistor radio. You need to be streaming through a connected device… so Tidal… or better yet Qobuz is directly received by a streamer… Lumin is a good one. You want to use your phone or iPad as a controller… not the receiver / streaming device.