What would you upgrade?


Hello, fellow audio enthusiasts. I'd like to get some opinions on what your next move would be if you had the following gear:

Signal Path:

MacBook Pro > DacMagic Plus > Dared Sl2000a or Bravo Audio Ocean v2 > Peachtree Decco 65 (pre mode) > Emotiva UPA-200 > Focal SW800 Sub > Focal 807VW or Totem Rainmakers

Clearly a lot of room for improvement here. Where would you start and what would be the reason?

Nothing is untouchable except the MacBook Pro.

Like the idea of towers/monoblocks.

$5000 budget for upgrades.

Thank you for any suggestions you can provide!
hybrid81
I have a Decco 65 in my office setup. It's a great piece of kit for the price. The onboard dac in the Peachtree is on a similar plane as the DacMagic. For the sake of simplicity and $$$ I'd personally go mac into the decco and put your money into new speakers you've listened to and love. If you want to move up a notch check out Peachtree's Grand X1 or a Naim SuperUniti.
something like the NuPrime IDA16 would take care of your DAC and amplification needs ... brand new so you would be hard pressed to find a USED model but maybe a demo ... list is just over $2k I believe

leaves a good chunk of change for speakers BUT the improvement with just the DAC/Amp maybe enough to rethink that upgrade for at least a bit
BCGator is spot on - what, exactly, are you not happy with about the system? Once you've figured that out you will know what to be looking for...

-RW-