dotchaos

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System Plateau - Ideas?
I listen to a little of everything, but these are some familiar references that should pass with flying colours:"Turn to me" – Lou Reed, New Sensations. An electric guitar, Lou’s voice, and a choir melding on "Turn to me", before Fernando Saunders... 
System Plateau - Ideas?
@tomic601 curious what you mean by reference. As in, system? Or, what am I listening for/what is important? 
System Plateau - Ideas?
Lots of great feedback in the past couple of days. Attempting to respond below:@three_easy_paymentsReplacing the stock 805 tubes with NOS RCAs was an incredible upgrade. Just curious if you rolled the power and 300B tubes in your LM amp?The 518is... 
System Plateau - Ideas?
@audition__audio do you have a preferred brand you'd recommend, for cables? I'm using ICs from an Etsy outfit called Amplifier Surgery, Blue Jean speaker cables. All very low-budget. Forgot to mention that I've been looking to upgrade the turntabl... 
System Plateau - Ideas?
@decooney I won't let go of the FirstWatt, also won't let go of the Line Magnetic (at least until I can afford the 845 premium). I did take the LM as far as I could with tube selection, but didn't get to playing around with caps at all. 
System Plateau - Ideas?
 @millercarbon thanks for the push around "edge". That wasn't the right word at all. I think what I'm missing is the fullness/roundness of the Line Magnetic. The slightly "thinner" sound of the current set up leaves me wanting a bit. What I've gai... 
Stand-mount speaker/monitor recommendation
Thanks all for taking the time to answer.Verdantaudio, will take a look at the Focals you recommend.Soix, I have experience with the Joseph Audio RM7 si. A nice speaker. I'll look into the Prism.Kalali, here's my latest attempt to describe what I ...