I recently jumped back in, have 15+ year old speakers (Maggie .7 and Thiel CS 2.3) and decided the best bang for the buck was integrated amp and an up sampling dac. Now trying to decide what’s next -phono for lps or tube preamp? I looked into speakers but when I realized cost of what I wanted,I decided to enjoy being retro for a while longer.
My next upgrade: what's first
Hello all,
I recently got back into this hobby after some years of inactivity and am slowly but surely upgrading my system. I have the following new gear
- Mac mini + Benchmark dac3 for my ripped cd's.
- Dr. Feickert woodpecker with Jelco 850 arm and Van den Hul DDT II cartridge
The rest of the system has not been updated yet. I have:
- A project Phono box DS
- A Rotel RA-1062 integrated amp (between 15 and 20 years old)
- B&W Nautilus 805 speakers (I got these used around 16 years ago)
What do you think my next upgrade would be: speakers, amp or phono pre-amp?
My own guess would be the amp or the speakers. What do you people think?
Would appreciate your ideas.
Note that I am not dissatisfied with what I have, but if I listen at shows what's now available, then I'd love to be able to have that at home.
Danny.
I recently got back into this hobby after some years of inactivity and am slowly but surely upgrading my system. I have the following new gear
- Mac mini + Benchmark dac3 for my ripped cd's.
- Dr. Feickert woodpecker with Jelco 850 arm and Van den Hul DDT II cartridge
The rest of the system has not been updated yet. I have:
- A project Phono box DS
- A Rotel RA-1062 integrated amp (between 15 and 20 years old)
- B&W Nautilus 805 speakers (I got these used around 16 years ago)
What do you think my next upgrade would be: speakers, amp or phono pre-amp?
My own guess would be the amp or the speakers. What do you people think?
Would appreciate your ideas.
Note that I am not dissatisfied with what I have, but if I listen at shows what's now available, then I'd love to be able to have that at home.
Danny.
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