$1,500 upgrade budget/what would you do?


system:HK FL8380 cdp as transport> Micromega Mydac> Hafler100
pre> HaflerDH220> B&Wdm303's w/B&WsubASW300.Also,but offline
PinkTriangle tt(awaiting belt).Listening room is living room/
12x20.stereo at one end/me at other.Listen to/rock,blues,jazz and other eclectic.I have upgrade bug.Haflers are 30yrs.old and never re-capped or other so one thought is modify..Van Alstine/Musical Concepts.Other ideas:new/used speakers-Triton 7's,Maggie SuperMMG..Possibly replace Haflers w/integrated..Musical Fidelity or other.Also tube curious.As it stands,I like what I have,very happy but worried a bit about Haflers/age...Love the B&W's but want to check out a few speakers anyway.Audio Den on Long Island is nearby so will start
there first.Also..cabling is old school Monster. WireWorld from
cdp to dac(starlight .5m).So that's the story.Any ideas,advice
is greatly appreciated.
offnon57

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First,thanks for the feedback...integrated is a frontrunner
for me...lost out on a bid on Musical Fidelity A300 not long ago on Agon.One of my problems is lack of familiarity with
different components hands/ears on, so I rely on lots and lots of online research...web threads especially.And with a tight budget I will probably forego the Synergistic Research for now but thanks for input.Looking at both Marantz and
Rogue I see both have mm phono,a definite plus.Checking out the Rogue further as we speak.And I don't know a whole lot
but enough to know that listening is the best way to decide
along with system compatabilty.Anyway,I'm excited because
I finally have a few bucks to spend more or less guilt free
my kids are grown and my wife has given me the green light ....thanks again