Audiogon's Audiophile Wise men, I need advice


Howdy,

I have Perreaux 2150B amp and SM 2 preamp,bought in 1984.
I have an opportuity to buy tomorrow:

B&W N803 1 1/2 yr old in near perfect condition.
I am getting an Arcam FMJ CD 23 near perfect
Kimber Bifocal 4'
Kimber 1011 interconnect. only 1
All this from the same seller. Local in Santa Barbara, he wants to get the 805's instead.
He also has a Plinius CD LAD he would sell for a excellent deal.
So, what else do I need to have the great sound system I want. power cords etc, cables,etc, i keep seeing different things to help with sound.

Also, any advice on the Plinius. I guess if bought that I would need another amp. or use it instead of the SM2.
the Perreaux after 21 years works great and sounds great.But I dont know how they will sound with the new speakers, or relative to what else is a great today.

I am excited, he is coming tomorrow, I have the cash and will almost defintely buy this deal if it sounds as good as I believe it will.
thanks to all the players who advise me with their Audiophile wisdom
Mitch
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On saturday I purchased the N803, CD 23,kimber cables.
have the CD LAD to play with for a while
I have been listening with the Perreaux. If I put on an excellent quality CD, it sounds great. a not great recording sounds not great.
the sound overall is good. But I know it should be better.
Last nite I plugged the CD LAD in with the 2150B amp. Did sound better. Wil try later today and turn it up loud and see how it sounds.
I am looking perhaps at PErreeuax Radiance integrated,Krell 400XI integrated.
Radiance I found one for 2,500
Krell is about 2k to 2500.
I may keep the CD LAD as a pre and just get an amp.
Any thoughts is great. I am trying different things to hear the set up in different ways as you all suggested.
I am not in a hurry, rather I sense strongly my 22 year old 2150B is no longer the best amp for the N803's.
HAppy friday to all the people who are helping me.
regards
Mitch