Upgrade Amp or Speaker for 2 channel?


Noob here.BUT a dedicated 2 channel enthusiast for over 30 years.

Have not upgraded my system for over about 8 years.Need advice on which component would give me the best "improvement".

My system: Anthem TLP-1 ,Anthem PVA-2,Paradigm Studio Reference 100 V3,Denon D/A 500 dac,Arcam CD 73,Sony ES 5 disc cd player.

Used in a medium to large living room.Open concept modern house with high ceiling,wall to wall carpets.

Would appreciate advice!

My dealer wants me to trade the same model(studio 100s)Paradigms for version 5.He would give me $800 trade value for my 10 year old speakers in mint shape towards the recent version which now sells for $3K USD.

Or,should I upgrade the amp?

Thanks in advance!

Gabe
eternityroad

Showing 1 response by ckoffend

What are you looking to accomplish? What area is your current system lacking with regards to your satisfaction? What is wrong with your system? What area do you want to obtain an improvement in and what is the improvement you are looking for?

If there isn't anything wrong with it, why upgrade anything?

I could easily recommend components to replace everything you have, that are better than what you have (to me at least). But unless you feel something is wrong, I wouldn't get on that merry go-round.

Think about the past 8 years (age of your equipment), what areas of equipment have seen real and noticeable improvements in terms of sound quality? Personally, at this level of equipment, my opinion is the digital front end. There have been some speaker and amp improvements, but much less so than the front end items.

But before deciding anything, I would think about what is lacking in your system so that you can better determine what you want to achieve by buying new stuff.