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Upgrade B&W speakers or MArantz Receiver?

Hi,
Some serious advice required from the experts.
I have a limited budget and can upgrade either my speakers or my receiver.
Speakers B&W 601 s3....upgrade to B&W cdm 1nt ($800.00used)
Receiver MArantz sr5200..upgrade to Rotel rsx 1055 ($800 used)
OR keep both and just get an external Amp Rtoel rb980 for $ 250.00 (Will this help my currecnt set up?)

I also have a B&W cc6 center/B&W lm1 surrounds/Asw500 subwoofer. I might also be willing to just let go of surround altogether sell all this stuff and get better 2 channel stuff.What do you think?
dharub
dharub OP
2 posts
 
Excellent...
So here is what I gather.
A good quality Amp will make even my exisiting speakers sound better BUt If I really want good sound start with the speaker upgrade...And then Add a Quality Amp(Used with my existing receiver) and eventually get a separate pre-pro.
Hopefully I can acheive this in a year or 2...
For now Iam selling my surround and center crap and on the hunt for Matrix 805...
Thanks so much guys..
CHEERS!
exertfluffer
270 posts
 
Yep, that's about right! Really can't go wrong from what you just summed up Dharub. good luck
Then all you have to do is learn how to set everything up and tweak for good sound!...and learn acoustics considerations as well. Soooooooo much to learn here. The room/setup/calibrating/acoustics are easily 2/3's of your performance. Enjoy
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phasecorrect
2,013 posts
 
I concur with Steveaudio...moving from your existing 601s...and staying with the B&W line(which seems like you want to do)...going to a B&W speaker that has an exposed tweeter such as the matrix 805s, etc.,will indeed be a substantial upgrade...and this is where B&W becomes "B&W" in my book...if possible keep your 601s for surrounds...they still are very good speakers for this application...and even for smaller rooms/seconds sytems,etc...I would also pass on the ROtel...just my .o2..
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