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Musical Fidelity A3cr Upgrade Question

I have been using my audio system as follows.
Spks: ProAc Response 1sc
PreAmp: Musical Fidelity A3cr PreAmp
PowerAmp: Musical Fidelity A3cr Power Amp
CD Player: Primare D20 (recently replaced by MF's A5 CD Player)

I have listened to A5cr, A5 Intgrated Amp and did not recall their main differences in terms of quality.

Questions:-
1. Is it a sensible upgrade to keep my A3cr PreAmp but replace my A3cr Power Amp with A5cr Power Amp? This will
save me cost.

2. If I replace the A3cr's with the A5 Integrated Amp,
would it be a better/worse 'upgrade' than my A3cr's?

3. I love the D20's sweet sound for female vocals, and now I have got A5CD, which is a much higher end and detailed CD player. Shall I keep my D20 and use it occcasionally or simply sell it and get on with my A5CD? I know this sounds a stupid question to ask, but would really like some comments from experienced people here.

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krell_man
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I replaced my Krell KRC-3 Pre-Amp and KSA-50S Power Amp with the MF A308cr Pre-Amp and Power Amp. It was a fantastic upgrade.

After talking to a dealer no less, he suggested that I replace the A308cr Pre-Amp with a good tube Pre-Amp, but keep the A308cr Power Amp.

I did that and have never regretted it. I would suggest that you do that too, go with either a tube Pre-Amp or at least a better Pre-Amp. The MF Amplifiers seem to be extremely good.

I just read a review that the new A5cr Power Amp is the best of the A3.2cr and A308cr Power Amps. But I believe that upgrading your Pre-Amp first will give you the biggest bang for the buck.

By the way, have you heard the KW500 Integrated Amp. It's really nice!

Chuck
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