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Upgrade order? Preamp, amp, speakers

HI, I am beginning to plan my upgrade from my current midfi system to hopefully a great hifi system that will last me for a while. I will have to do this upgrade over a 2 year period in order to save my bank account and my marriage...so I was wondering in what order people would upgrade their system? I plan on upgrading my preamp, amp, and speakers.
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tboooe OP
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Bdgregory:

good point. here is my current setup

B&W 804S speakers
Cary 303/300 cdp
Parasound Halo P3 preamp
Parasound Halo A21 amp
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ejlif
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You'll probably have the most fun by getting speakers first, as they always seem to be the most effecting to the sound. Just plan out what kind of amp you are wanting when you get the speakers since this will greatly affect your amp choices.

That said, I think a world class preamp will blow your mind too.
mapleleafs3
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What is your present source?
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raytheprinter
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I tend to agree with Ejlif ,,very good advice!go out and listen to everything you can!Take your time!
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Ejlif, I am leaning towards starting with the preamp, then speakers, then amp. So far I really like the Ayre K-1xe preamp. It gives a nice warm sound with great vocal dimensionality and imaging. I will also look at the Plinius M8. As for speakers, I have no idea where to start. The 802D with Ayre components sounded great to me. The Vienna Acoustics also sounded awesome though maybe a little to laid back for me.

Mapleleafs3: I have a Cary 303/300 cdp and a digital music server.

Any thoughts?
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