Skippack,
FWIW I agree with you on the Revels, great speakers, all of them. I would suggest the one thing I would want out of that system is the amp. Yes, I know many people adore Bryston amps, and their customer service is exceptional, but to me their amps are bright and get thin in complicated muical passages loosing seperation.
I have always like the Revels with Levinson or Proceed amps. You could easily pick up a Proceed HPA 2 for ~$1,500 and have money to spare for software. Or depending on the cash a ML 336 or 432 which would clear out the hash from the Bryston and sweeten up the speakers some, likely helping you with those bad recordings, while adding detail and sepeation.....
Just my 0.02.
FWIW I agree with you on the Revels, great speakers, all of them. I would suggest the one thing I would want out of that system is the amp. Yes, I know many people adore Bryston amps, and their customer service is exceptional, but to me their amps are bright and get thin in complicated muical passages loosing seperation.
I have always like the Revels with Levinson or Proceed amps. You could easily pick up a Proceed HPA 2 for ~$1,500 and have money to spare for software. Or depending on the cash a ML 336 or 432 which would clear out the hash from the Bryston and sweeten up the speakers some, likely helping you with those bad recordings, while adding detail and sepeation.....
Just my 0.02.