Upgrade order suggestion preamp vs speakers

Dear Rlkern_dallas: I think that you have other one alternative: +++++ " The goal was for a bigger soundstage/more detail ... " +++++

You can get those goals and a " little " more if you add a pair of self powered subwoofers and integrate with your main speakers ( Watt/Puppy7 ) in a true stereo fashion. The
MAXX2 not only can't beat it but can't even either.

Now, you don't have to go for the Boulder preamp and I agree here with Auiooracle : +++++ " you can find other reference preamplifiers which offer amazing performance and are much less expensive. " +++++

In that way you can get both: better speakers and better preamp and this mean: better quality sound reproduction!!! and for less money that what you are thinking to spend right now.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

I have placed an order for the speakers. I plan to be impressed and will quit thinking about a preamp for awhile.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts/experiences.

Good luck with them! One thing you should know -- Wilson says they're mostly broken in after a few hours. Don't believe it! You'll need at least 200 hours before they really sing. Don't be disappointed when you first hear them. You will find they open up and offer one of the most "real" musicial experiences short of live that speakers can deliver. Also, they do best with networked cables. I dumped my Nordost and switched to Transparent for a huge improvement.

What is  your current preamplifier, and Loudspeakers that is the question to compare to ? Also very over looked what is the quality 
of your cables ? From point A to B if it is not quality the signal will not be delivered properly. Also your front end in a sense is your
most important part of the system in some ways ,for it brings the audio signal to the preamp, if not created accurately the signal cannot be fixed upstream .This is why it is important to have no sizable weaks links in the chain.