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Rega Brio-R and Dynaco A-25

Hi - I'm a total newbie in hi-fi, right now I have a rebuilt Marantz 2230, Tascam DVRA CD player, Rega RP-1 and Dynaco A25's. I was wondering if a Rega Brio-R would be an upgrade from the Marantz in terms of soundstage and performance. Down the line I was curious about adding the Rega Dac and Apollo-R to round everything off. Admittedly this is for a small listening room, and I am specifically looking for advice given this price range. Thanks very much for any help, Mike
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xiekitchen
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I concur the Rega R-1 is a great speaker, I had a pair for a while and sold them to a friend. And they would work great with the Mira or Brio. With a little work you can replace the interior wiring, connectors, crossover cap in the Dynaco's to goose them to a little higher performance.
xiekitchen
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The Brio and especially the Mira would be a big step up from Marantz 2230.. I have had all of these. The Marantz is fun to own but totally outclassed by the improved transparency and immediacy of the Rega units. I'm thinking you could get away with pretty good sound sticking with the Dynacos, never had them but read alot of good things about them. I happen to LOVE my Rega Saturn cd player, you can get one used perhaps less than the Dac and apollo.
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