Sound is too thin. What to upgrade, add or remove?


Need your advise - please have a look at my system below (click on the system link). Just in the past couple of months or so it seems, my setup started to sound way too thin in my ears. It feels as though the bottom-end is just not enough anymore. But I as you can see from the pictures, I try to stay on the minimulist side of things. The aesthetics are very important as well (WAF). I can't really have too much exposed gear (WAF). What can I do to boost the overall sonics of this system without adding a sub? How much more can a power conditioner add? What about replacing the power tubes, IC's and adding a DAC? or should I switch to a different amp - like a Gamut (SS) 200/wcp? What other push-pull (100 wpc or more) quality tube amps are out there? My budget is $2K - $3K plus the value of current amp if I were to swap it out.

I really appreciate your comments. Thank you.

Jewel
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Owning 1.0 Kharmas myself and all the juggling I have done,I must agree with the suggestions already mentioned.Kharmas need room to breath! You have the room ,you just need to bring them out into the room and also your equipment furniture is cramping the speakers from the inside center section also.Bring the speakers out and leave the equipment cabinet up against the wall and create some room . I have my Kharmas spread apart about the same as mentioned. About 75" woofer to woofer center.About the same as mention.Try to create a listening triangle if you can and keep the dimensions as close to the same as possible. If you move your speakers 6 feet apart, try putting you listening chair about the same distance away ( just for starters ) and adjust as needed. You may need to bring in some softer material ,rug,curtains etc, but try the positioning first.....Goog Luck