Dog or man thanks for you comments. To give you more color, my listening room doubles as a library and the room dimension is about 12'x11'. Currently I'm running:
- McIntosh Tube Integrated MA2275
- Rega Apollo for red book with Nordost Blue Heaven interconnect
- Marantz SA-8001 for SACD with PS Audio Xstream Resolution interconnect
- Audio Physic Spark speakers
- Nordost Super Flatline MKII speaker wires
- PS Audio prelude AC power cable
- Transparent power conditioner (Power Bank 2)
Given that I have a bookcase behind the speakers, the speakers stand about 3' from the walls and the bookcase helps with reducing reflections. I just upgraded my amp from solid state integrated MA 6300 to the tube and saw a huge improvement in how music sounds much more natural and easy to listen to for hours. I wasn't sure if I'm short changing the amps by using substandard speakers compared to the amp. But I agree with you. I've auditioned many speakers ~10K (Wilson Audio Sophia, Duette, Sonus Faber, B&W, etc.) range but I haven't seen as clear improvements as my previous updates (I just got into this audiophile game early last year). However, Wilson Audio Watt/Puppy was amazing but it's out of question at this point.
- McIntosh Tube Integrated MA2275
- Rega Apollo for red book with Nordost Blue Heaven interconnect
- Marantz SA-8001 for SACD with PS Audio Xstream Resolution interconnect
- Audio Physic Spark speakers
- Nordost Super Flatline MKII speaker wires
- PS Audio prelude AC power cable
- Transparent power conditioner (Power Bank 2)
Given that I have a bookcase behind the speakers, the speakers stand about 3' from the walls and the bookcase helps with reducing reflections. I just upgraded my amp from solid state integrated MA 6300 to the tube and saw a huge improvement in how music sounds much more natural and easy to listen to for hours. I wasn't sure if I'm short changing the amps by using substandard speakers compared to the amp. But I agree with you. I've auditioned many speakers ~10K (Wilson Audio Sophia, Duette, Sonus Faber, B&W, etc.) range but I haven't seen as clear improvements as my previous updates (I just got into this audiophile game early last year). However, Wilson Audio Watt/Puppy was amazing but it's out of question at this point.